On Sunday, a special drive was conducted by a recycling company in collaboration with HSR Layout residents. About 350 kilos of electronic waste was collected during the process.
The HaSiRu Mithra team of HSR Layout residents conducted a successful e-waste collection drive for residents of HSR Layout and Somasundrapalya with 4R Recycling, an approved and Authorized vendor by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board.
“Individuals and resident welfare associations came to drop off ewaste from various nearby areas,” said volunteer Kamesh Rastogi. “It was nice to see the enthusiastic response from the citizens as we collected e-waste in various categories with the Mantra of 4R’s (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recreate).”
The residents were so impressed by this gesture that they have asked the organisers to conduct it again after a few months, and the Hasiru Mithra team has obliged them. “No one can lead a life without basic technology tools,” says resident Kavitha Reddy. “Generation of waste is a reality, and it’s far better than the waste generation of 5 to 15 kg per person per day in advanced countries as we still generate less than 1-2 kg. So how we manage ewaste is important.”
