It is indeed alarming to hear that informal sectors, predominantly women employees are still deeply involved in the handling of e-Waste in India with no knowledge of the adverse impact it produces on their health. Dismantling any electronic product involves coming into direct contact with hazardous materials like lead, mercury, arsenic, cadmium, nickel, thermoplastics, ceramics, and others. And when burnt, these materials release huge volumes of greenhouse gases, causing global warming, climate change, and pollution.
VANS is equipped with
the right experience, right
legislation/policies, right
recycling technologies, and
integrated yet cost-effective
e-Waste management
services
It is here e-Waste management companies ought to follow environmental-friendly policies to not just save the informal sectors from grave health issues, but also make our planet greener and safer.
Understanding this need and adhering strictly to environmental- friendly policies of e-Waste management is Bangalore-based VANS Chemistry Pvt. Ltd. Unlike other companies, VANS is engaged in executing the right way of e-Waste recycling by leveraging Indian & global compliances like ISO 9001, EMS 14001, OHSAS 18001 & R2, USA Standards.
And also its unique hands-on experiences. Under the leadership of Venkatesha Murthy (Founder & MD), the firm has witnessed flying colors not just in its Bangalore unit, but at its Singapore unit too for a span of more than 25 years. Venkatesha is a global icon and an ardent promoter of e-Waste recycling with extensive industrial experience and exposure in international markets. He is also the Asian Ambassador and Board Director of SERI, a non-profit organization dedicated to the responsible reuse, repair, and recycling of electronic products.
Creating a Sustainable Future!
Venkatesha articulates, “Our objective is to treat e-Waste as a resource, extract all the valuables from it and put them back into the supply chain”. VANS’ primordial goal is to be a part of the sustainable circular economy, which involves reusing every material as long as possible in contrast to the traditional take, make, use, and throw methods. To achieve this, VANS is equipped with the right experience, right legislation/policies, right recycling technologies, and integrated yet cost-effective e-Waste management services. These services include collection through reverse logistics, dismantling, environmental-friendly recycling, and recovery of e-Waste along with utmost data protection and complete mass documentation. Relishing this range of exemplary services is VANS’ client base that includes Siemens, 3M India, IBM, and many other behemoths.
Despite the influx of e-Waste recyclers in India, there lies a huge dearth of awareness and zero priorities in e-Waste segregation or recycling among both policymakers and generators. Thanks to VANS for seamlessly creating awareness among the public on environmental-friendly ways of e-Waste recycling, and also associating with various electronic product manufacturers, educational institutions, and the public sector for the same. Venkatesha adds, “Every stakeholder, be it electronic product manufacturers, consumers, Government agencies or recycling companies, ought to take utmost responsibility in e-Waste management till the point of sending the resources back into the supply chain”.
Since 2012, VANS has been witnessing a good growth in revenue, hoping the same for the upcoming years too. Adhering to the zero landfill policy, the firm is currently involved in seamless R&D in-house while aspiring to acquire an unparalleled leadership position in the Indian market in terms of revenue, technology, or services. Moreover, VANS also envisions being the gateway for all companies in the Asia Pacific by leveraging the cost advantage and huge demand for electronics in India.