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By Vidyashree Amaresh
BANGALORE, OCT. 31. With the maximum amount of e-waste generating units in Bangalore, the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board has called for a systematic study to estimate the amount of waste generated and the mode of its safe disposal. The Chairman of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, Bhoomanand Maney, told The Hindu that waste from electrical and electronics goods, referred to as cyber waste or Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), formed the major part of the junk after they became obsolete. E-waste contained metals such as iron, cadmium, lead, mercury, beryllium, gold, platinum, chromium, arsenic and polyvinyl chloride components. For instance, India had five million computers to six million computers and the State had 0.5 million systems, he said. The upgrading and advancement in technology had forced the customers to constantly dump the old versions and opt for the latest thereby contributing to e-waste generation. It was estimated that nearly five lakh computers to six lakh computers were installed in the State while in Bangalore two lakh computers were installed every year.
Growth
"The growth of computers is around 30 per cent a year and by the end of 2005 it is expected that there will be nearly one million computers in the State. Based on the waste estimates, out of the six lakh computers in the State, 3,000 tonnes of plastic, 2,400 tonnes of lead, 36 tonnes of cadmium and 30 tonnes of mercury are generated," Mr. Maney pointed out. Studies further indicated that within 10 years, the Staet would have 45 lakh computers and Bangalore would have 15 lakh systems. The Pollution Control Board has placed lead batteries collection bins in 14 places in and around Bangalore.
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"The most important method used for disposal of these heavy metals currently was by recovering the used material and recycling the same. "Although the Hazardous Waste (Management and Handling) Rules addresses management of perilous waste and safe disposal, there was no provision to handle all kind of e-wastes, especially those in the electronic industry. Hence, it was imperative that there was an exclusive enactment to cover e-waste. The rules should also be amended to include all types of electronic wastes," he urged. The Pollution Control Board has approached 43 software and hardware units in the State seeking details on the amount of e-waste generated and the mode of their disposal. It is also taking steps to conduct a survey on this.
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