Attero’s workshop on E-waste awareness

New Delhi, August 12, 2013: Attero, India’s largest electronic asset management company,  launched E-waste Collection Drive and Awareness Programs in Chanakyapuri locality of Delhi. Workshops were organized at The Heritage School and Ryan International School in Gurgaon beginning August 09, 2013. The main motive of the awareness programme is educate the community about the hazards of e-waste and promote eco-friendly recycling,

Attero has been conducting e-waste collection drives in and around Delhi-NCR on a weekly basis aiming to create more awareness about the threats posed by e-waste. Targeting over 4000 people, the two day event aimed to educate the residents about electronic waste and offer them an eco-friendly solution for disposing their old broken down electronics. The residents were informed about the various hazards associated with e-waste and the need for environmentally safe and responsible disposal of end of life electronic appliances. Residents were encouraged to drop off their old electronics and gadgets in the various collection bins placed in the locality by Attero for eco-friendly recycling.

Attero also launched e-waste collection drives at The Heritage School and Ryan International School, in Gurgaon beginning on August 9, 2013 and August 12, 2013 respectively. The week long e-waste collection events began with an interactive e-waste awareness session, where students were familiarized with various toxic components in e-waste and how they affect the environment. The session also focused on informing students about why one needs to dispose e-waste in an environmentally responsible manner. Attero’s e-waste collection boxes were placed in the school premises and students were encouraged to collect and drop off their old electronics and appliances in these collection boxes. By targeting students, Attero aims to ensure that the future generation starts caring for the environment at an early age. Attero, in its previous endeavours targeting schools, had already placed permanent e-waste collection bins in Shri Ram School in Vasant Vihar for e-waste collection. Also, Attero had earlier organised a week long collection drive in Ryan International School, Gurgaon on August 3, 2013.