E-Waste to Wealth: Berhampur ITI Students Show How to Better Use E-Waste

Berhampur: E-waste has adverse impact on environment and health. But the Skilled-in Odisha professionals of ITI Berhampur have come up with constructive ways to turn the tide on e-waste, thereby giving an appealing message to the mass that e-waste can be converted into wealth if they are used creatively.
By e-waste products, we mean useless motherboard, CPU, EPROM, SDM radial capacitor, LED display, mouse, PCB boards and the list is endless. Instead of dumping, they can be reprocessed into new materials or products considered to be of great quality.

In order to raise awareness on e-waste and how to reduce it or otherwise better use it, the professionals at ITI Berhampur have started e-waste creativity by creating art by upcycling the electronic components, which are of no use.

They have used useless electronic gadgets, such as motherboard, CPU, EPROM, SDM radial capacitor, LED display, mouse, PCB boards and have shown how they can be made into beautiful objects like clock, flower pot, wall hanging dummy robots. These small handicrafts can be used by the interior decorator professionals.

A 30 ft. big sculpture is also under construction, which will use only the e -waste. This will give a message to the entire world the importance of up-cycling of e -waste.

The use of e-waste has a significant impact on the students and the public as they have donated all e-waste products, which were dumped in their homes since long.

Creating public awareness is the main mission of the movement and to locate a new area for employment creation. So as to say the mention for the: WASTE TO WEALTH”, says Rajat Kumar Panigrahi, Principal of Berhampur ITI.

If each person stops discarding end of life products, upcycling or re-using will take a major difference in healthy living, he expressed.

The E-waste collection Centre inaugurated today will motivate and create awareness not only among our students but also on the general public of the Berhampur city.

The goal is to raise awareness of e-waste and how to reduce it. So that more people will up cycle their e-waste in micro level.

The main aim is to convenience more and more people to up-cycle and which will helpful go for circular economy along with skill development of the trainees undergoing skill training.