Dear Members, The Bengaluru edition of Deccan Herald dated Tuesday, 11 Nov carried an interesting article with the above title in its supplements' section. The article is about disposing of e-waste responsibly. The online version of the article can be accessed at: http://www.deccanherald.com/content/440745/don039t-trash-your-e-junk.html. BinBag is a social entrepreneurial start-up initiated by Mr. Achritra Borgohain and it is under incubation at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore's N.S. Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (NSRCEL). The BinBag concept involves giving gifts or money to those who dispose of their e-waste to this start-up. I met Mr. Achitra this morning and handed over my first installment of e-waste to BinBag. I have assured him that every bit of e-waste that has been lying around at my home will to handed over to BinBag for responsible recycling. I take this opportunity to urge all the fellow members to make use of the services of BinBag or any other similar initiate to dispose of their personal e-waste for responsible recycling. Libraries, too, can play an effective role in the collection of e-waste from the library patrons just by placing a collection bag the at entrance of the library. The e-waste thus collected at the libraries can be handed over to initiatives such as the BinBag for effective recycling. I have another suggestion to the fellow members: Almost every day, we have some professional activity or the other in some part of the country. The organizers of such events could make an appeal to the prospective audience to bring along their personal e-waste to the event. The organizers should collect the e-waste brought by the audience and then hand over them for responsible recycling. If someone wants to get in touch with Mr. Achitra, his contact details are: Binbag NSRCEL, IIMB, Bannerghatta Road Bengaluru-560076 email: getbinbang@gmail.com Ph: 080-26993708 Mobile: +919900050244 Best regards, Francis IIMB, Bannerghatta Road, Bg-76 ******************************************* Disclaimer *************************************************** This email message, its content and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the originally intended addressee(s) and may be legally privileged and /or confidential. If you have received this email in error or otherwise, please delete it and contact the originator immediately. You should not copy or forward it on or otherwise use the contents, attachments, or information in any way without the express permission of the originator. Any such unauthorized use or disclosure may be unlawful. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.