As per ASSOCHAM reports, less than five percent of e-Waste gets recycled by government approved and formal organizations while the rest 95 percent fall into the hands of informal sector dominated by poor infrastructure and framework. Moreover, inefficient and polluting techniques deployed at such sectors used to dismantle or recycle waste are hazardous to health and environment as well. Khanija Recycling is one of the few authorized e-Waste recyclers and dismantlers approved by the State & Central Pollution Control Board in India that adopts a scientific approach to recycling that has earned recognition from The Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF), Central Pollution Board (CBCP) and KPSB to export e-Waste. Rajesh Reddy Telur, Managing Director, Khanija Recycling, states, “We are in the process of integrating the informal sector into the formal waste processing industry”.

Helping Mother Earth
Established in 2011, Khanija has been leading the initiative to mitigate the informal procedure of

Upon approval, the designated authorities will collect the electronics from customers’ various e-Waste points across the country that is later sent to Khanija recycling facility in Bangalore for further processing

e-Waste management. With the name synonymous to‘Mother Earth’,the company understands the responsibility as inhabitants to keep the earth clean of all hazardous diffusion that can seep in due to e-Waste. A regular electronic good consumer can now contribute to a much responsible and effective manner of disposing e-Waste by calling Khanija,post which the team will inspect the type & quantity of e-Waste the client is willing to dispose. Upon approval, the designated authorities will collect the electronics from customers’ various e-Waste points across the country like Delhi, Ahmadabad, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai and many more that is later sent to Khanija recycling facility in Bangalore for further processing. Here the e-Wastes undergo a scientific recycling that ensures a non-toxic methodology and a promise for a greener tomorrow.“We are trying to educate the corporates not to handover or sell their e-Waste to informal parties,”states Rajesh Reddy.

In addition to its highly adept facility, Khanija has partnered with a South Korean smelter where it export’s rejected PCBs, a waste in the formal and informal industry for the final disposal or for recycling. Moreover, all the ferrous and non-ferrous metals will be disposed to the authorized recyclers in domestic market and precious metal extraction from rejected PCBs will be exported to smelters in Korea and Belgium.

Khanija Recycling stands out in a distinguished light. Unlike its competitors, this company has approvals for Consent for Establishment (CFE) and Consent for Operation (CFO), Registration and authorization from Karnataka State Pollution Control Board for collection and dismantling of e-Waste for 1350 MT per annum. The company is registered with SSI (Small Scale Industries) organization and has signed contract with Ramky for disposal of Non-Recycling substances & Registered with Aluminium and Furnace Recyclers for disposal from its own facility centre.

As India is one of the fastest growing markets in the world for electronic Industry and with every gadget being rendered obsolete within a year of its production, the e-Waste management industry calls for a one point focus on its efficient disposal. With its eyes set on being one of the most sought after e-Waste recycler in the country, Khanija Recycling is all set to cater to this rising demand and come up with innovative strategies to resolve this herculean task efficiently.