No Disposal Units in Tamil Nadu

• Globally every year billions of CDs are manufactured and every year billions of these discs become outdated and unwanted.
• Every year 28,789 tonnes of e-waste are discarded in Tamil Nadu.
• It is estimated that it will take over one million years for a CD to completely breakdown in a landfill.
• The plastic that can be obtained from recycling CDs can then be used in a variety of ways.
• Over the years, the number of recycling companies that have taken on the task to recycle CDs has increased.
• More than 380,000 tonnes of e-waste are disposed of every year in India.
• It does not matter what condition your CDs are in. Even broken ones will be accepted.
• It is important to recycle CDs because you are doing your part for the Earth.
• Most of the writable discs are manufactured in China.
• There are no disposal units in the state of Tamilnadu.
• Cds are just thrown away as waste and are also burnt which causes many side effects.