Importance of E Waste Recyclers in India

April 18, 2017

Introduction:-

The process of E-waste recycling refers to recycling of electronic devices after they became obsolete. As the items can’t be disposed like generic garbage due to containment of harmful chemical compounds, there are specific organizations who deal with such recycling.

Current scenario in India:-

According to the data provided by CPCB(Central pollution control board), as of 2016, there are 178 units of recyclers in India compared to 138 in 2014. Karnataka tops the list with 57 units of recyclers, followed by Maharashtra with 32 units. The E-waste recyclers in India use advanced and sophisticated techniques to treat the e-wastes and make good use out of them. With the proper technique it helps in optimum recycling of e-waste which is then reused and resold in the market. Hence, preventing the harmful effect of toxicity from such wastes is primary. As of now India collectively has a E Waste Recycling capacity of 438085.62 MTA as of 2016 according to the data provided by CPCB.

Process of e-recycling:-

The work of E Waste Recyclers in India involves of manually sorting the items came for e-recycling. Rechecking the quality of the batteries and manual dismantling are the major process. The e-waste items are dismantled and categorized as core materials and constituents. Then they are again categorized as reusable or not. After that all the parts which can’t be dismantled are shredded with small pieces. The small pieces then are categorized as finer e-waste pieces.

The finer pieces are then put into the conveyer belt for a shaking process to further spreading them out and breaking them again. The extracted dust from the process is discarded in such a way that it doesn’t degrade the environment.

Over-band Magnetic process is used to separate the magnetic process along with steel and iron from the debris. Then the rests are separated into metallic and non-metallic debris. The metals are sold as raw materials or used for remanufacturing. By the use of water the plastic materials are separated from the glass and then further resold as raw materials.

Re-usable components after recycling:-

Plastic recycle compounds are use to make plastic trays, sleepers, holders etc. Scrap metals are used to make new steel and iron materials. The glass which are extracted are use for making new screens for CRT monitors and TV sets.

The Nickels, cadmium, steel and cobalt are extracted from old batteries and used for new manufacturing of batteries and also for steel creation.

VIROGREEN India Pvt Ltd, Formerly Ultrust Solutions (India) Pvt Ltd, Chennai, Tamil Nadu based e-recycler organization which deals with collection of e-waste, recycling and safely disposing of e-wastes. It is the first and the one of few e-waste recyclers which is registered under the Tamil Nadu Pollution control board. They deals with intricate recycling like mixed plastic and mixed metals and successfully recycles them into reusable products. Under a vast area of 4 acre, they have the capacity to treat 15000 tonsof e-waste per year and has 60,000sq feet to store the finished products.

This is why it has name in the list of best E Waste Recyclers in India.