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Challenges and Opportunities in e-waste management

by Mr Karan Thakkar (MD, EcoCentric)

Asia/Kolkata
AG-66

AG-66

Description
As the name implies, e-waste is generated from old and obsolete electronic and electrical equipment. e-waste is one of the fastest growing streams of waste that started severely affecting the world population. The speaker will describe technologies and methods adopted at EcoCentric to recycle the e-waste. The talk will conclude by mentioning some of the best practices of e-waste management from around the world. About Mr. Karan Thakkar: After a 3-year stint at KPMG as a business advisor, Mr. Karan Thakkar founded EcoCentric in 2011, which is now one of India’s largest e-waste recycling companies. Mr. Thakkar received the Indian Leadership Award in 2014.
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