E-Waste Management

At VA INFOSOLUTIONS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED we understand that our responsibility doesn't end at selling you our products. VA INFOSOLUTIONS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED has been working in the area of safe disposal of electronic waste. This thought is supported by our global policy, as well the legislation passed by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) (called E-waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 2016), which came into effect from 1st Oct 2016 and amended therafter.

1. VA INFO SOLUTIONS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED will seek shared responsibility and cooperation from customers in reducing the environmental impact of their products.
2. VA INFO SOLUTIONS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED will comply with all the applicable laws related to e-waste management Rules 2016 and amended therafter.

As part of the e-waste recycling initiative, VA INFO SOLUTIONS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED has empanelled M/s M.K. Solutions as PRO authorised by Central Pollution Control Board, to collect, E-waste across the country. For further information about e-waste recycling, and our e-waste recycling partner & their process, you may Call on Toll Free: 1800 309 4425

DO’S AND DONT’S

Do's :

• Please check for the life-cycle of your product on the Product Information Booklet.
• Please speak on the mentioned Toll-Free Number for any query about your product take-back or recycle.
• Please hand-over e-waste only at the designated collection centre of the Brand
• Please make sure you earn incentive from the brand on handing-over e-waste the correct way.
• Please accumulate all unused electronic and electrical items only to be handed-over to the Brand or Registered Recycler.
• Please acknowledge buy-back and exchange program from the Brand.
• Please drop your scrap electronic parts, handed-back to you after replacement with the new part, at the e-waste drop box in the service centre.
• Please register that as an individual we all have Individual Responsibility towards the conservation of our environment.

Don't :

• Please do not throw any electronics (including batteries) into garbage bin. It must be thrown only on designated bins with symbol
• Please do not sell e-waste to scrap dealers or unauthorised agents for little/some cash.
• Please do not dispose of e-waste in landfill or in pits as an ill-treasure for your next generation.
• Please do not open unused electronics without expert supervision, as it can be hazardous.
• Please do not cut-open parts or components without brand representative as supervision.
   

Benefit of Recycling of E-Waste :

E-waste contains many valuable, recoverable materials such as aluminum, copper, gold, silver, plastics, and ferrous metals. In order to conserve natural resources and the energy needed to produce new electronic equipment from virgin resources, electronic equipment can be refurbished, reused, and recycled instead of being landfilled.

E-waste also contains toxic and hazardous materials including mercury, lead, cadmium, beryllium, chromium, and chemical flame retardants, which have the potential to leach into our soil and water.

Protects your surroundings- Safe recycling of outdated electronics promotes sound management of toxic chemicals such as lead and mercury.
Conserves natural resources– Recycling recovers valuable materials from old electronics that can be used to make new products. As a result, we save energy, reduce pollution, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and save resources by extracting fewer raw materials from the earth.
Helps others – Donating your used electronics benefits your community by passing on ready-to-use or refurbished equipment to those who need it.

Saves landfill space – E-waste is a growing waste stream. By recycling these items, landfill space is conserved.
 

HEALTH EFFECTS :
 

When we throw out our electronics, they land up in Landfill causing the possibility of toxic metal leaching into the groundwater. Toxic metals in e-waste leach into our supply of resources, threatening their integrity. When e-waste is openly heated which is a rudimentary process by the un-registered user or scrap dealers, toxic chemicals are released into the air, damaging the atmosphere and posing a serious threat to health and existing life.


E-Waste management is a critical consideration for future generations as proper e-waste recycling is becoming hard to find, with very less efficient recyclers in the business. E-Waste is not a problem going away soon. In fact with the alarming rise in the use of electronics and electrical products the volume is only going to rise. As per a study by ASSOCHAM, it is said to be growing at a rate of 33% cumulative every year.
With all the produce and dump which happens in India, it is said to have a 500% increase in e-waste over the next decade. It is crucial to know effects of e-waste on the environment, and make a collective effort to build awareness and systems to curb all its ill positioning for our existing and future generation. To know more please call on 1800 309 4425 and be a Green Volunteer.
 

COLLECTION POINTS :

If you want to handover your old product than you can us on our toll free no. 1800 309 4425. customer care representatives will explain you about the process of disposal and will share the nearest drop point location to drop e-waste and if any customer wants to handover the material from their door steps then we do send our recycler’s reverse logistic team to collect the items and channelize the same to our e- waste partner plant for the final processing.