TODAY -
E-waste management and awareness programme held
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 22 2023:
An E-waste Management & Awareness programme on the theme, "Dump or Donate" was held today at Lions Service Centre, Sangaiprou with immediate past district governor Lions District 322D, Dr W Gopimohan as the chief guest.
It was jointly organised by Lions Club of Imphal, Lions Club of Nambol and Centre for Research on Environmental Development (CRED) .
Speaking on the occasion, T Leikhendra, secretary CRED, stated that in today's world, scientific disposal of E-waste has become extremely necessary and the steps taken by Lions Clubs in this regard is commendable.
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He continued that the E-waste collected from Manipur will be sent to a Guwahati based firm for a preliminary treatment, then it will be sent to Bangalore for finally disposing in a scientific manner.
Dr P Sanajaoba of Lions Club of Nambol stressed on the need to take up similar projects in the future to ensure E-waste generated from households and offices are systematically collected for scientific disposal.
Dr W Gopimohan asserted that Lions E-waste campaign which was initiated in the beginning of 2023 by Lions International present vice president-2, AP Singh has become world's largest E-waste collection drive.
"Owing to the increase in purchase of electronic devices, India's E-waste is expected to jump from 4 million tonnes in 2020 to 141 million tonnes in 2050.If they are not handled carefully then the negative impact on the environment and human health would be catastrophic.
With this campaign by Lions Clubs, a transformational choice for sustainable recycling of electronic devices can be achieved", he added.
As a part of the programme, an E-waste awareness pamphlet was released.
About 250 Kg of E-waste was collected and handed over to CRED.
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