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Rapid urbanization and rising consumption of goods make waste management in India a massive challenge. Urban India produces 62 million metric tonnes (MMT) of municipal solid waste every year, 31 MMT of which is dumped in landfills and dumpsites. Figures for recycling are abysmal; for instance, only 1.5 percent of e-waste is recycled. Mixed-waste collection patterns add to the challenge of plastic-waste management. The need of the hour is to shift the focus of waste management towards source segregation, recycle and reuse.

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has been working on policy and implementation with regard to waste management at the national and global levels. In 2016, it published Not in My Backyard, a seminal report on the existing status of waste management in the country

The Anil Agarwal Environment Training Institute (AAETI), a CSE initiative, recognizes the need to segregate, recycle and reuse, and offers an advanced five-day training programme on ‘Integrated Waste Management’. The objective of the programme is to provide a better understanding of the key aspects of management of solid, plastic, biomedical, construction and demolition (C&D), and e-waste; technologies involved in their treatment; legislative framework; and stakeholders involved.

COURSE DURATION: November 20 to 24, 2018

COURSE VENUE Anil Agarwal Environment Training Institute (a Centre for Science and Environment initiative), Nimli (near Alwar), Tijara, Rajasthan

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS

• Status of waste management in India
• Major provisions of the new Waste Management Rules, 2016 and the status of their implementation
• Roles and responsibilities of different stakeholders
• Inventorisation and extended producer responsibility
• Decentralised waste management
• Using information, education and communication for behaviour change
• Site visits to learn about best practices 

WHO CAN APPLY
Waste management practitioners, officials from central and state urban departments and municipalities, urban and town planners, village panchayat officials and members, academicians, students, and NGO representatives.

COURSE FEES: 25,500/- INR (Includes Tuition fee, Course material, Boarding and lodging, Transport from New Delhi to AAETI and back) (scholarships available for students)

FACULTY: Experts from MoEF&CC, CPCB, Technical experts, CSE and other Civil society institutions

LAST DATE FOR APPLYING: November 10, 2018

FOR DETAILS CONTACT: 

Dinesh Raj Bandela
Deputy Programme Manager
Environmental Governance 
Centre for Science and Environment
Mobile: +91 8800721020
Email: dinesh.bandela@cseindia.org

E-waste is one of the fastest growing waste streams in India- with a growth rate of 10% per annum- the generation of e-waste is increasing exponentially every year. This can be attributed to globalization of the economy making electronic products an integral part of our lives. Also, India’s low manufacturing costs, skilled labour, raw materials, availability of engineering skills and opportunity to meet demand in the populous Indian market have contributed significantly to facilitate the growth of the electronics industry. Thus, E-waste management has become an immediate and long term concern as its unregulated accumulation and recycling can lead to major environmental problems endangering human health.

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) recognizes this need and has designed hands-on three day training programme on E-waste Management from November 25-27, 2015 at CSE, New Delhi. The programme will cover issues and challenges, policies, regulations, effective strategies and best practices in collection, dismantling and recycling of end of life of E-waste. The programme will also focus on the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and how can it be implemented effectively.

The objective of the programme is to build a cadre of professionals for efficient E-waste management. The programme will consist of lectures, class exercises, group work, Q&A sessions and field visits.

What participants will learn?

1.Introduction to e-waste: environmental and social issues
2. Understanding e-waste policy framework (existing and draft e-waste rules)
3. Concept of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
4. Good practices and case studies in collection and recycling
5. Strategy for better e-waste management

COURSE FEE:

Rs. 10,000 (Note: Accommodation can be arranged nearby the training centre, would incur extra charges)

Note: Accommodation can be arranged nearby the training centre, would incur extra charges

COURSE DURATION

Date: November 25-27, 2015

Timings: 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM daily

Venue: Anil Agarwal Green College
Centre for Science and Environment,
38, Tughlakabad Institutional Area (Near Batra Hospital)
New Delhi- 110062

FOR REGISTERATION: kankana@cseindia.org

Last Date for Applying: November 6, 2015

OPEN FOR ALL: Consultants, E-waste recyclers, manufacturers, producers, entrepreneurs, IT institutions, NGOs, academicians and students

A certificate of participation will be awarded to all at the end of the programme

For information contact:

Kankana Das, Deputy Programme Manager,
Industry and Environment Unit
Centre for Science and Environment
Tel: + 91-11-29955124/ 6110, Extension: 204
Fax: + 91-11-29955879
Mob. No.: + 91 9711972298
E-mail: kankana@cseindia.org