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PPCC launches e-waste inventorisation survey across Puducherry UT in collaboration with NPC
The Puducherry Pollution Control Committee (PPCC), with the National Productivity Council (NPC), has launched a comprehensive e-waste inventorisation survey across Puducherry Union Territory to assess generation, sources, and handling practices. The initiative aims to build a formal, sustainable e-waste management system by mapping bulk consumers, repair/dismantling units, and current disposal methods, including participation from government, institutions, and the public.
Why It Matters
A scientific inventory can inform policy, infrastructure planning, and strengthen formal e-waste collection and recycling, reducing health and environmental risks from informal-sector practices.
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Launch of e-waste inventorisation survey across Puducherry UT
May 12, 2026
The Puducherry Pollution Control Committee (PPCC) has initiated a comprehensive e-waste inventorisation survey across the Union Territory in collaboration with the National Productivity Council (NPC). The survey aims to compile a comprehensive inventory of bulk consumers, quantify e-waste generation, map sources, identify repair and dismantling units, and evaluate current handling practices to build a sustainable management system. The effort involves households, government departments, educational institutions, commercial establishments, and industrial units, with a view to strengthening formal collection and recycling.