5-day workshop on e-waste management inaugurated
Source: The Sangai Express / DIPR
Imphal, April 24 2017:
A 5-day awareness workshop on e-waste management was inaugurated today by Athem Muivah, Deputy Commissioner, Senapati at National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT), Senapati Extension Centre.
The workshop is organised by NIELIT Senapati Scientist Office mainly for the Government employees of Senapati district.
Altogether, 60 employees are taking part in the workshop.
Speaking at the function, DC Athem Muivah said that e-waste is a new term for many and with the advancement of new technology, new electronic goods are also available in the market.
It has been revealed that mismanagement and improper disposal of different electronic items and gadgets has been causing harm to human beings.
He appealed to all the participants to gather good knowledge on the importance of e-waste managementand disseminate the same to friends, neighbours and other.
Th Prameshwor Singh, executive director, NEILIT, Imphal, also spoke on management of e-waste life cycle.
"Appliances like mobile phones, radio, electric switch, kitchen gadgets etc, if not properly disposed of can be hazardous to health.
Dustbin in green, yellow and red can be used for disposing different gadgets for e-waste management", he added.
Further, he said that 95% of e-waste can be reused by putting them into different stages of recycling process.
During the training, participants will be taught on different topics like e-waste and its composition, hazardous substances of e-waste, environmental and health hazards of e-waste and many more.
As part of the programme, interactive session will also be held on daily basis to get feedback from the participants.