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ToxicsPost April 2011

Report : A Study on Lead in Household Dust in Delhi

Report : E-waste Flooding the city of joy

Report : A Brush with Toxics: An Investigation on Lead in Household Paints in India
 
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 Report of the Workshop on E-waste Management

Report of the Workshop on E-waste Management held at Lynx 1 & 2, Epicentre, Apparel House, Gurgaon on 15th December, 2011.

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 Workshop Report on E-Waste - Perspectives and Challenges
Report of the multi-stakeholder workshop on E-waste Management held on 24th November, 2011 in Hyderabad.

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 Toxics in That Glow - Mercury in Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs)
A study by Toxics Link, "Toxics in That Glow: Mercury in Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) in India".

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Recent Article

 Passing the poisonous parcel
By Priti Mahesh
Published in Our Planet, UNEP, April, 2011
Article, "Passing the poisonous parcel" which explores how improperly recycling E-waste endangers the health of hundreds of thousands of people, and contaminated the environment.

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 Kill the slow poison now
By Ravi Agarwal
Published in Tehelka
Endosulfan, one of the most toxic chemicals in use today, has now been banned. In a decision taken in Geneva last week, under the legally binding Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, the pesticide will not be used, manufactured, or traded any longer.

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 Comment on Draft Amendment on Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rule 2011
By Ravi Agarwal
Published in
Comment on Draft Amendment on Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rule 2011 to remove Multi-layered Packaging from purview.

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Recent Press Release

 E-Waste Management in Gurgaon
Gurgaon, Dec 15, 2011: Gurgaon, in last decade or so, has emerged as a major business center, being part of the National Capital Region. Many corporates, business houses, including BPOs, Banks, IT companies have their office in Gurgaon, which is now one of the India’s prime information technology and IT-enabled service hubs.

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 Is Andhra Pradesh ready for managing E-Waste?
Hyderabad, November 24, 2011: Andhra Pradesh, one of the largest E-waste generating states in India, will need to come with definite plans and initiatives to manage effectively the huge amount of electronic waste in the state. This was discussed during a workshop organised in the capital city by Toxics Link, an Environmental NGO Delhi, to create awareness among the different stakeholders in the city. The workshop was attended by more than 100 participants from IT companies, educational institutions, government bodies and civil society organisations. The workshop, done in association with Guide Foundation for Development, focused on the E-waste Rules and its implications for all users, including corporate and individuals.

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