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AmazonBasics e-waste Program
AmazonBasics e-waste Program
Consequences of Improper E-Waste Handling & Recycling:
Recycle your old AmazonBasics products and help protect the environment.
E-waste when disposed or recycled improperly, can cause severe environmental pollution and adversely affect the human body as
they contain excess of toxic chemicals like mercury, polybrominated flame retardants, barium, lithium and PVC. The common
process of burning of e-waste in informal e-waste recycling and disposal facilities releases toxic gases into the atmosphere, causing
severe air pollution. Besides that, poor recycling and improper disposal of e-waste leads to a lot of pollutants such as heavy metals
like cadmium, lead and persistent organic pollutants to be released into the atmosphere, which further pollutes the eco-system and
causes health hazards.
Alternately the practice of dumping of e-waste into landfills as followed by the informal e-waste recycling and disposal facilities
eventually makes the hazardous and toxic components of e-waste seep into the eco-system including the regional water tables,
causing soil pollution and contaminating the water table. Such contamination will affect nearby communities in an adverse manner
for much longer time.
Accidental breakage and damage of electronics and e-waste can pose a threat to the environment. As long as the toxic
components in electronics are enclosed within the original manufacturer’s designed outer-shell of the gadget, they don’t pose much
of a danger as they have been engineered to contain any such effects. However, accidental breakage or damage of such electronics
or e-waste can lead to toxic elements leaking and contaminating their immediate environment. Damage to the environment due to
accidental breakage of e-waste is a major concern in informal e-waste disposal and recycling facilities, so consumers need to ensure
that their e-waste is being disposed only through authorized recycling centres.
AmazonBasics Recycling Program:
Reteck Envirotech Private Limited (“Reteck”), a recycling company, has been authorized to provide e-waste disposal service to all
customers of Cloudtail who have purchased AmazonBasics products. Reteck has a PAN-India collection mechanism for collecting
e-waste from customers and for further disposal of such e-waste as per the E-Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 2016
effective October 1, 2016.
Cloudtail through Reteck will provide e-waste drop off centres and ensure environmentally sound management of electronics that
have reached their end of life phase. Reteck has all the necessary authorizations from the appropriate governmental agencies for
their processing facilities. Reteck ensures proper recycling and disposal of e-waste, and does not incinerate, send e-waste to landfill
or export hazardous e-waste to other countries. This helps us protect the environment from any hazardous consequences, which
would be otherwise caused by the inappropriate waste management of e-waste.
To know more about Reteck collection centres and how to recycle your AmazonBasics product -
(i) Log on to https://www.reteck.co/recycling or
(ii) Call up Reteck’s Toll Free Number: 1800-123-1714 or
(iiI) Write to - info@reteck.in
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