Greenpeace to hold consultation on e-waste

NEW DELHI, INDIA : Greenpeace India has welcomed draft notification on e-waste (management and handling) rule 2010 based on Extended Producer Responsibility principle by The Ministry of Environment & Forest (MoEF) for public information and will hold consultation on draft in all four zones of the country.

“We have more than 50 days left to send response on this draft rule. We will hold consultation on this draft in all four zones of the country with industry stakeholders. The consultation is likely to start from Delhi for north zone by the end of this month,” said Abhishek Pratap, toxics campaigner, Greenpeace India.

The other round of consultations are planned to be held in Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai.