Coal Ministry launches month-long e-waste disposal campaign

The Ministry of Coal is running Special Campaign 6 from October 2 to October 31, 2026, a month-long drive for scientific e-waste disposal, scrap clearance and office modernisation across its offices and public sector units.The campaign focuses on the collection, segregation and scientific disposal of e-waste, along with record management, digitalisation and better use of office space. It aligns with the national waste-to-wealth vision of turning discarded material into productive resources.On October 1, Coal Secretary Vikram Dev Dutt inaugurated an e-waste collection kiosk at GPOA-3 in New Delhi. The kiosk will operate until October 31 for collecting discarded electronic and electrical items. A cleanliness drive and blood donation camp were also held at the complex the same day.Western Coalfields Limited organised a street play on e-waste management at its Nagpur headquarters on September 22 to spread awareness. Review meetings on September 28 and 29 set operational targets across Coal India subsidiaries, NLC India, the Coal Controller's Organisation and the Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation.
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