Seelampur in the north eastern fringe of Delhi receives electronic waste from across north India. More than 400,000 tonnes of e-waste is generated in India every year of which 90 percent ends up in the unorganized market.
Recycling motherboards is like a cottage industry in Moradabad, UP. A family of four typically earns Rs. 300 per day plus the attendant health hazards. For example, the mercury released can harm infants through the mother’s milk.
According to traders in electronic scrap it is most profitable to recycle circuit boards. Computer motherboards sell for Rs 230 a kg from which copper and gold are extracted. The extraction is hazardous and is done in small towns like Moradabad, barely 15
10-year-old Asif washes motherboards ripped of gold and silver in the banks of Ramganga river in Moradabad, Uttarpradesh. He will sell it as plastic scrap for Rs. 2 per kg.
A 10,000 sq. feet formal recycling unit in Noida with a capacity to process 500 tonnes annually. Since 2005 the unit has processed only 200 tonnes due to lack of collection mechanisms. Formal recyclers admit to tough competition from the unorganized secto
A 10,000 sq. feet formal recycling unit in Noida with a capacity to process 500 tonnes annually. Since 2005 the unit has processed only 200 tonnes due to lack of collection mechanisms. Formal recyclers admit to tough competition from the unorganized secto
A 10,000 sq. feet formal recycling unit in Noida with a capacity to process 500 tonnes annually. Since 2005 the unit has processed only 200 tonnes due to lack of collection mechanisms. Formal recyclers admit to tough competition from the unorganized secto