Old computers and peripherals have become a growing concern for most people who want to dispose of these technology gadgets. While many try to get rid of them the natural way, like donating them to schools for the use of the youth, it just remains that they will still come to a point where definite disposal will be needed.

Computers and gadgets are no doubt rampant when it comes to demand and use. The fast changing times of having to upgrade and purchase new computer products in the market have relegated old ones to the trash bin which of course need the proper means of being disposed.

In Mumbai, here is a great way of disposing them with proper monitoring to make sure that they are indeed put to waste. It does include a little bit of manual labor but the fact is they have come up with a great alternative towards proper disposal of e-waste.

The discarded hardware is taken to a shredder at the company’s plant on a conveyor belt.

After that, its components are segregated through a metal extractor. Then, workers manually separate the plastic from the metal.

And if someone has issues with data security, the entire process is filmed in the mobile van and the CD is handed over to them.

The initiative is a hit with corporates and in just three months, Eco reco already has 50 clients.

”Earlier, we used to donate to schools thinking we have done charity but we were in turn putting our problem onto someone’s head,” says T R Doongaji, MD, Tata Services Limited.

If the 21st century is powering down the information superhighway, the least we can do is minimise our carbon footprint.

(Source) NDTV