Orchids the International School (OIS), one of India's top K–12 school chains, has begun a mission to collect e-waste throughout the institution. The school network has teamed up with Z Enviro Industries Pvt Ltd to educate students about the e-waste management process and how they can help identify e-waste goods and contribute to the recycling of e-waste by comprehending the segregation process and disposal.
OIS will be collecting e-waste from students in all Grades in its schools with the aim of fostering the best recycling practices among its pupils. Items classified as e-waste include, among other things, outdated or damaged laptops, PCs, Tabs, mice, speakers, batteries, power banks, chargers, stoves, grinders, TVs, headphones, CDs, and old mobile phones. The partner recycling company from that city will thereafter get these items. The school’s branches in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune, and Hyderabad collectively collected almost 500 kg of e-waste products in the past month with 35000 pupils taking in the campaign. Ms. Sarvamangala Koti Singhal, Head of Public Relations & CSR at Orchids The International School, spoke about the programme and highlighted that children currently use a variety of electronic devices in their daily lives.”However, they lack the expertise or resources necessary for the correct disposal of these objects once they get worn out or damaged. “It is crucial that they comprehend the dangers that technological waste poses to the environment”, she added Eco-Warriors Of Future With the help of this initiative, OIS students will have the chance to learn about correct e-waste disposal techniques thanks to this initiative., “we sincerely think that by raising awareness through such programmes, our students would be more conscientious of the usage and disposal of things that damage our environment. They behave like the eco-warriors of the future,” OIS stated. Orchids The International School has 90 locations distributed over 25 major cities and is putting the drive into action. Promoting sustainability and recycling is the program's main goal. This is in keeping with the objectives set forth by the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) 2.0 to expedite the nation's orderly transition to a circular economy.
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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.
