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RLG India�s clean to Green E-waste Collection Program Launch in Jammu

Jammu
December 17, 2020

Under the aegis of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and in line with the Digital India movement, RLG India drives the Clean to Green campaign to encourage the safe and responsible disposal of electronic waste (e-waste). Through the campaign, RLG India reinforces its commitment towards building a sustainable and greener environment and preventing the poisoning of our ecosystem due to the flow of e-waste into landfills.

Ms. Radhika Kalia, MD, RLG India, who drives the Clean to Green campaign, said, �Under this program, we acquire discarded and unwanted electronic products and recycle them to protect the environment. The e-waste can either be dropped by owners at our various collection centers, or, on request, collected by our team from homes.�

In FY 2020-21, the Clean to Green campaign aims to launch its collection program across major Indian cities and regions � Delhi, NCT, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Chennai � touching several stakeholder segments including households, bulk consumers, offices, RWAs and dealers.

The program commenced on July 15, 2020 in Noida, Uttar Pradesh and has covered various locations till date, on 24th September 2020, we launched our program in Gurugram, on 5th October we launched in Hyderabad on 30th Oct we launched in Bangalore on 3rd November we launched our program in Ahmedabad and on 12th November we launched our campaign in Chennai.

Today, 17th December 2020 we launched our Collection program in Jammu inaugurated by Shri Suresh Chugh, Chairman, Jammu & Kashmir Pollution Control Board.
The vehicle moved around Gandhi Nagar, Near Green Belt Park, Jammu and Vikram Chowk, Jammu on 17th and on the 18th shall be moving in and around the University of Jammu. The vehicle is accompanied by a team of �Clean to Green Champions, the Clean to Green Champions created awareness among the various stakeholder segments about responsible disposal of e-waste and facilitated the E-Waste Pick-up Truck�s collection of e-waste.

The process would enable stakeholders to dispose-off e-waste relatively easily through the E-Waste Pick-up truck, dropping e-waste at the numerous collection points and centers set up as part of the program, or request a pick-up.