AMC works out comprehensive e-waste collection and disposal mechanism

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is working out a comprehensive e-waste collection and scientific disposal mechanism to further its zero-waste initiative and has decided to involve private players in this exercise. It is likely to finalise bids for the job in the next week.

The bidders have asked for a minimum support price commitment from the AMC but the latter is reluctant to accept this. At the most, the civic body may allot land, one spot each in the six zones, on rent to e-waste dealers where people will be motivate to sell their waste electronic items of any description.

"The idea it to get all e-waste at nodal point by e-waste collectors in every zone and ensure optimum price for sellers and buyers at one point," said Prashant Pandya, director of solid waste management department, AMC. "This will be beneficial to all parties as they will get optimum price levels at one nodal point."

According to him, the AMC is currently preparing an e-waste plan on the private-public partnership model with assistance from Ernst and Young Pvt Ltd. "It intends to develop an integrated e-waste collection, segregation and dismantling mechanism by way of establishing authorised e-waste collection and storage centres in each zones of the city on build, own and operate basis," Pandya said.

Meanwhile, senior AMC officials have ruled out any possibility of linking the sale of e-waste by domestic sellers at the proposed collection centres with the property tax payment. "There will be no civic tax incentives for selling e-waste at these collection centres," said a senior official.

According to AMC estimates, the city generates between 1,000 and 2,200 tonnes of e-waste a year from domestic and bulk consumers.

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