NGO Collaborations for Climate Adaptation

Memorandum of Understanding signed with HME Waste Management

According to a UN report, India is the world’s fifth largest producer of e-waste, discarding almost 1.7 million tonnes of e-waste in 2014. Almost 95% of the e-waste it produces is either burned or dumped in landfills. With rapid urbanisation, this will only multiply—as will the number of people handling it at considerable risk to their health. Managing waste, ensuring sustainable consumption and a healthy environment, and ensuring just and safe working conditions for waste pickers are urgent challenges. [Source: UNFCCC]

The Office of Sustainability team, in collaboration with student group GAIA, held a 2 day e-waste collection drive to spread awareness on the importance of proper disposal of electronic waste. We have installed two permanent collection points in the campus where people can dispose of their electronic waste, which can then be sent to the authorised e-waste management company we have partnered with.