34
Introduction
E-waste is any electrical/electronic product or an accessory which is not useable and it is at
its end of life for example old defective products like Printers, Keyboards, Mouse, User
terminal etc.
E-waste has been defined as “waste electrical and electronic equipment, whole or in part or
rejects from their manufacturing and repair process, which are intended to be discarded”.
Whereas Electrical and electronic equipment has been defined as “equipment which is
dependent on electrical currents or electro-magnetic fields to fully functional”. E-waste
generally consists of those substances contained in an electronic product which can bring
adverse effects to the atmosphere and hence managing it in a proper way is important.
Apart from affecting the environment it can also affect the health of the people.
Waste Collection
TVS-E has put in place a pan India collection mechanism to assist its customers in
depositing their e-waste as per the new E-waste (Management) Rules, 2016 effective from
1st October, 2016.
You can deposit the WEEE at the nearest Collection Point. Details of the location of
Collection Points and Collection Centres are also available on this website.
TVS-E assures all its customers that all its e-waste collected under these Rules will be recycled/
disposed of by an authorized e-waste Recycler as per the E-waste Management Rules,
2016.
Do's and Dont's
Do's:
Always drop your used electronic products, batteries, and packaging materials after
the end of their life at the nearest collection point.
Separate the packaging material according to responsible waste disposal options
and sorting for recycling.
Keep the product in isolated area, after it becomes non-functional/un-repairable so
as to prevent its accidental breakage
To Next Page
Loading...
