Bhopal to get India’s first e-waste clinic

BHOPAL: The Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) have joined hands to set up India’s first e-waste clinic in Bhopal. The clinic will be able to segregate, process and dispose waste from both household and commercial units. The clinic is a three-month pilot project which, if successful, will be implemented elsewhere in the country.

Door-to-door collection will happen in two ways. Either separate carts for the collection of e-waste will be designed, or separate bins will be attached to existing ones meant for solid and wet waste. The clinic is being conceived in compliance with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.

In the absence of a safe disposal mechanism, electronic waste at present is being disposed of along with other waste. A suitable site for the unit is yet to be identified.