PANAJI: An intelligent e-waste management system is set to be launched for handling electronic waste generated in the state.The project has been titled ‘E-Waste Management Plan for the State of Goa’, for which Toxics Link has been chosen as the implementing agency.Speaking during an event held recently to unveil the project, the managing director of Goa Waste Management Corporation ( GWMC ), Sanjit Rodrigues, emphasised on the need for improved awareness, as well as a robust and efficient collection mechanism supported by an online system.“We will come up with a model system in Goa, which can be replicated all over the country,” he said, while stressing on the need to put a stop to the e-waste flows to the informal sector, given its hazardous nature of processing.Elaborating on the issue, associate director, Toxics Link, Satish Sinha said, “A robust e-waste management system will enable consumers to dispose off their e-waste at a click of a button and track it down, thus bringing in complete transparency.”This two-year project to set up a sustainable e-waste management system will assess the quantum of this waste generated, and also device a model for collection, storage, safe transportation and disposal of e-waste in the state.The project team stated surveys to map the e-waste generation patterns and volumes have been initiated.
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