Source: NDTV
Context: Delhi has announced the establishment of India’s first E-Waste Recycling Eco Park in Holambi Kalan to tackle the capital’s electronic waste and promote circular economy.
About India’s first E-Waste Recycling Eco Park:
- What is the E-Waste Eco Park?
- The E-Waste Eco Park is a specialized facility in Delhi for the scientific recycling, dismantling, and recovery of electronic waste.
- It is designed to serve as a model for sustainable e-waste management and promote India’s shift toward a circular economy.
- Announced by: Delhi’s Environment Minister.
- Location: Holambi Kalan, North Delhi.
- Operating Model: Based on the DBFOT (Design, Build, Finance, Operate, Transfer) model under Public-Private Partnership (PPP).
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- Global tender to be floated by Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (DSIIDC).
- Concession period: 15 years.
- Key Features of E-Waste Eco Park:
- Integrated Recycling Infrastructure: Spread over 11.4 acres, the park will include facilities for collection, dismantling, recycling, and refurbishment. It targets processing 51,000 metric tonnes of e-waste annually with scientific metal recovery.
- Comprehensive Waste Coverage: It will manage all 106 e-waste categories under the E-Waste Management Rules, 2022 — from phones and laptops to industrial and solar equipment.
- PPP-Based Green Investment Model: To be built under a DBFOT model via Public-Private Partnership, with a 15-year concession. DSIIDC will invite global green-tech firms via RFQ-RFP.
- Economic and Employment Boost: With ₹150 crore investment and ₹350 crore revenue target, it will create thousands of green jobs. Training centres will upskill informal workers.
- Fast Execution with National Impact: The project will be completed in 18 months, setting a benchmark for sustainable e-waste infrastructure nationwide.
- Significance:
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- Environmental Sustainability: Reduces hazardous dumping, encourages safe recovery of rare earth elements.
- Circular Economy Model: Promotes reuse, recycling, and responsible resource utilization.
- Job Creation: Supports local dismantlers, recyclers, and refurbishes—boosting green employment.
- Urban Governance: Strengthens Delhi’s waste infrastructure and positions the city as a national sustainability leader.
- National Impact: Serves as a template for upcoming e-waste parks in other states.
