Report for E-waste Management in Cyberabad Zone

Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TSIIC) and NASSCOM Foundation together chart out a plan to create awareness and develop a culture of responsible e-waste management across Cyberabad.

Hyderabad, 9th July 2014: NASSCOM Foundation and Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation today released ‘Feasibility Report for E-waste Management in Cyberabad Zone’ at the Swachh Digital Telangana event hosted by the Government of Telangana.

First of its kind in India, the report provides critical insights into the current practices of e-waste management by IT companies based out of Cyberabad zone and also goes on to give recommendations towards creating awareness and a culture of responsible e-waste management including best practices for minimizing, optimizing, refurbishing, re-use and final destruction of the e-waste generated by the companies.

Speaking at the launch ceremony, Mr. Jayesh Ranjan, IT Secretary, Telangana said, “Cyberabad is considered to be one of the most distinctive and fastest growing industrial spaces in the country and therefore also generates huge amounts of e-waste. With the pledge of a Swachh Digital Telangana, we want to ensure that this e-waste is collected and treated through a robust and sustainable process and this report helps us create a roadmap for the same.”

Mr. BVR Mohan Reddy, Board Member/Trustee NASSCOM Foundation & Chairman NASSCOM said, “We are proud to present this unique and first of its kind compendium of current e-waste practices adopted by the IT companies in Cyberabad. The recommendations in this report will truly help create a Swachh Digital Telangana. NASSCOM foundation intends to make these best practices available to all other states of India.”

The report also marks the completion of the first phase of the e-waste management part of the five point retrofitting agenda launched last year by Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TSIIC) and Indo-German Environment Partnership Cell (IGEP) of Deutsche Gesellschaftfür Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).

Going further as phase 2 of this project NASSCOM Foundation will create a pilot project with one IT Park and try and implement selected suggestions from the report to create a seamless, sustainable and robust process for responsible e-waste management.

About NASSCOM Foundation:
NASSCOM Foundation is a leading non-profit organization driving technology for good. The Foundation’s work is just as expansive and evolutionary as the potential that technology and corporate India entail. Drawing strength from its parent body NASSCOM, the Foundation works closely with four major stakeholders: NASSCOM member companies, NGOs, emerging social enterprises and Government, ‘changing India bit by bit’ – a journey to foster a strategic relationship between technology and development. NASSCOM Foundation’s core initiatives include working for Persons with Disabilities, fostering innovative solutions for social good, creating unique skilling models for underserved communities, and digital literacy where it is the industry partner to the Govt. of India’s National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM / DiSHA).

Please visit www.nasscomfoundation.org for more information.