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Kolkata Municipal Corporation will pay people who deposit e-waste with civic body
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Kolkata Municipal Corporation will pay people who deposit e-waste with civic body

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will start paying people who deposit their e-waste with the civic body. It is being planned to set up collection points in some parks. E-waste generated at home like mobile phones, electronic cables, wires and adaptors ...

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will start paying people who deposit their e-waste with the civic body. It is being planned to set up collection points in some parks. E-waste generated at home like mobile phones, electronic cables, wires and adaptors are usually sold to people in the unorganised sector who get exposed to toxic materials while handling such waste. The payment will be as per rates fixed by the West Bengal Electronic Industry Development Corporation (Webel) and set up points where e-waste will be collected is to be set up. Details like how to make payment, whether to use UPI payments or pay in the bank account of the depositor are being mulled. While only a few collection points will be fixed initially, the number of points will increase and spread across the city with time. The collection will be at intervals of a week.Contact: Kolkata Municipal CorporationWebsite: www.kmcgov.in

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