IIT Madras Develops Platform To Tackle E-Waste By Linking Stakeholders In Formal & Informal Sectors – Education News
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras is developing an innovative model to tackle electronic wastes (e-waste) by linking stakeholders in the formal and informal economy, according to officials.
Called “e-Source”, the exchange platform will serve as an online marketplace for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and facilitate a formal supply chain between various stakeholders (buyers and sellers).
The initiative is being spearheaded by Indo-German Centre for Sustainability (IGCS). According to officials, to tackle E-Waste the initiative aims to make ”Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment” (WEEE) a key resource in the evolution of a circular economy by establishing traceability and recovery of post-consumer e-waste in the market.
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