{"id":259090,"date":"2023-09-07T19:38:42","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T14:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=259090"},"modified":"2023-10-08T12:25:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T06:55:09","slug":"tdb-dst-supports-m-s-eco-recycling-limiteds-innovative-recycling-on-wheels-smart-er-to-address-indias-e-waste-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/tdb-dst-supports-m-s-eco-recycling-limiteds-innovative-recycling-on-wheels-smart-er-to-address-indias-e-waste-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cTDB-DST supports M\/s Eco Recycling Limited&#8217;s Innovative &#8220;Recycling on Wheels Smart ER&#8221; to address India&#8217;s E-waste Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The post is based on the article <\/span><b>\u201c<\/b><b>TDB-DST supports M\/s Eco Recycling Limited&#8217;s Innovative &#8220;Recycling on Wheels Smart ER&#8221; to address India&#8217;s E-waste Challenge<\/b><b>\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">published in<\/span><b> PIB on 6th September 2023<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is the News?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technology Development Board (TDB) is supporting M\/s Eco Recycling Limited with \u20b96 crores for their innovative e-waste management project called <\/span><b>\u2018Recycling on Wheels Smart ER&#8217;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which has a total cost of \u20b912 crores.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is the \u201cRecycling on Wheels Smart ER\u201d Project?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Launched by:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> M\/s Eco Recycling Limited.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Purpose:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is an innovative e-waste management project that focuses on improving e-waste management.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The project\u2019s workflow includes: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1) Pre-processing e-waste on a mobile facility 2) Scanning and serializing e-waste devices 3) Shredding the devices 4) Collecting shredded e-waste in secure bins and 5) Environmentally friendly disposal of the shredded e-waste.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Features of the project:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The project serves Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and R&amp;D centers filling a crucial gap in e-waste management in India.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 The project also offers skill development for informal sector workers and aligns with Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) principles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 In its second phase, the project aims to extract precious metals from the shredded waste, contributing to a circular economy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Significance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The e-waste problem in India is a major concern with only 20% of the 3.2 million tonnes generated in 2019-20 being formally recycled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 The project addresses this e-waste crisis in India while promoting environmental sustainability and improving livelihoods.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post is based on the article \u201cTDB-DST supports M\/s Eco Recycling Limited&#8217;s Innovative &#8220;Recycling on Wheels Smart ER&#8221; to address India&#8217;s E-waste Challenge\u201d published in PIB on 6th September 2023 What is the News? Technology Development Board (TDB) is supporting M\/s Eco Recycling Limited with \u20b96 crores for their innovative e-waste management project&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/tdb-dst-supports-m-s-eco-recycling-limiteds-innovative-recycling-on-wheels-smart-er-to-address-indias-e-waste-challenge\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\u201cTDB-DST supports M\/s Eco Recycling Limited&#8217;s Innovative &#8220;Recycling on Wheels Smart ER&#8221; to address India&#8217;s E-waste Challenge<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182,9],"tags":[11872,3590],"class_list":["post-259090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","category-public","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-pib","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259090"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259090\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}