India's poor tackle toxic e-waste

planetcall · 16-10-2005, 05:05 PM

While businesses see Bangalore as a technology hub, environmentalists claim India is the world's dumping ground for old computers. And this is threatening the health of some of the country's most vulnerable people.
Source http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programme...ne/4341494.stm

godzi_85 · 16-10-2005, 07:15 PM

ya i did a project on ewaste...
most of the ewaste comes from the US.. which has yet to sign the BAsel action treat.. by the basel action network that prevents the country to export electronic waste to other countries..
and as such exporting e-waste is totally legal there.
and india too is set to generate millions of tonnes of e-waste in coming years.
we are sitting on a time bomb that`s waiting to explode.. ..

planetcall · 17-10-2005, 02:59 AM

Its high time we Indians should start having a taste and should be ready to pay extra for something called quality. The reason for dumping is the demand for such cheap junks. Often I think what the hell Sam and others think of our country? Its simply making all of us feel so much boil in our blood.

16-10-2005, 05:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
planetcall Indian by heart Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bangalore Posts: 343	India's poor tackle toxic e-waste While businesses see Bangalore as a technology hub, environmentalists claim India is the world's dumping ground for old computers. And this is threatening the health of some of the country's most vulnerable people. Source http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programme...ne/4341494.stm __________________ प्रासादशिखरेऽपि सन्न काको गरुडायते ॥ No matter how high a fool may rise, he remains a fool -RigVeda

16-10-2005, 07:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
godzi_85 In The Zone Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 305	ya i did a project on ewaste... most of the ewaste comes from the US.. which has yet to sign the BAsel action treat.. by the basel action network that prevents the country to export electronic waste to other countries.. and as such exporting e-waste is totally legal there. and india too is set to generate millions of tonnes of e-waste in coming years. we are sitting on a time bomb that`s waiting to explode.. .. __________________ its my gift.... its my curse.... who am i?? i`m spiderman....2!

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17-10-2005, 02:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
planetcall Indian by heart Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bangalore Posts: 343	Its high time we Indians should start having a taste and should be ready to pay extra for something called quality. The reason for dumping is the demand for such cheap junks. Often I think what the hell Sam and others think of our country? Its simply making all of us feel so much boil in our blood.