Nov 27, 2024 10:53 PM IST
Punjab Air pollution Management Board (PPCB) chairman, Adarsh Pal Vig highlighted that improper disposal of digital gadgets has emerged as a major menace to each the setting and human well being.
The Punjab Air pollution Management Board (PPCB) chairman, Adarsh Pal Vig, on Wednesday, unveiled a brand new poster titled “Erase e-waste, before it erases you” to advertise the efficient administration of digital waste (e-waste). The posters, geared toward elevating consciousness, can be found on the board’s head workplace and regional places of work.
PPCB chairman Adarsh Pal Vig (centre) through the launch of the e-waste poster. (HT Photograph)
Vig highlighted that improper disposal of digital gadgets has emerged as a major menace to each the setting and human well being.
The poster supplies detailed info on e-waste, together with its definition, the central authorities’s notifications relating to its administration, and the obligations of stakeholders reminiscent of producers, producers, recyclers, sellers and patrons. It categorises 106 e-waste objects into seven classes and descriptions the opposed well being results of unscientific disposal. Moreover, it explains the recycling course of for e-waste.
Vig appealed to people and industries to eliminate e-waste solely by way of registered services to make sure scientific dealing with and to chorus from mixing it with family waste.