The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) is considering establishing bins or drop box-style facilities in Salt Lake and Rajarhat-Gopalpur for the separate collection of e-waste, which includes abandoned hard discs, computers, mobile phones, television sets, lamps, and other electrical equipment.
The major purpose is to ensure the correct disposal and recycling of electronic trash.
Rahima Bibi Mondal, BMC MMIC (Environment), stated that the issue would be further considered, citing the growing amount of e-waste in recent years. Currently, all sorts of e-waste are frequently left by the roadside or in front of residences and disposed of at a dumping site alongside other rubbish. Officials believe that if the e-waste is properly disposed of, it can be recycled.
Around three years ago, the New Town Kolkata Development Authority built a 'zero waste shop' where various waste products, like plastic bottles, e-waste, and tyres, are recycled and upgraded by self-help groups. The items are then sold at the shop. Environmentalists note that e-waste has increased since COVID-19 owing to greater work-from-home and digitized methods of labor.
Environmentalists such as Swati Nandy Chakraborty argue that improper e-waste disposal endangers human health and degrades the ecosystem, especially when kept in the open for a lengthy period of time.
According to the 2022 E-waste Management Rules, only registered producers, recyclers, and refurbishers can collect and treat e-waste. BMC's project complements broader efforts to manage and address the difficulties posed by the growing volume of electronic trash.
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Technology is a useful servant, but a dangerous master, it was rightly said. Electronic devices have grown into an inevitable part of our daily lives.
