E[co]work starts 21,000-sq ft co-working centre for e-waste dismantlers in Ghaziabad
microentrepreneurs, dismantlers, and recyclers in the e-waste sector in a bid to institutionalize e-waste management.
The co-working space would come up over an area of 21,000 square feet that the company has taken on lease in Meerut Road Industrial area in Ghaziabad.
The facility provides affordable working solutions to microentrepreneurs in the sector through its offering of a “pay-per-use” model.
It is equipped with dismantling units, storage spaces, tables, tools, office and meeting rooms, equipment, and washrooms to offer the informal e-waste sector a space dedicated to dignifying and formalizing their work.
In India, the majority of e-waste is handled by the informal sector often under inferior conditions. While the sector provides livelihoods for many families, it also often negatively impacts the environment and workers’ health, a note by the company read.
Against this backdrop, E[co]work fills this gap by providing dismantling and recycling infrastructure for India’s e-waste microentrepreneurs that is at par with the formal sector.
