E-waste can be turned into an economic opportunity: Expert

"We can either consider non-metallic waste as an environmental burden or turn it into a brand new economic opportunity," Veena Sahajwalla, Director at the Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology at the University of New South Wales in Australia, said. Sahajwalla, who invented Polymer Injection Technology (PIT) that can be used to recycle end-of-life rubber tyres to replace coal and coke in making a green steel, was speaking at "Scrap Recycling Conference - Emerging Markets". The two-day event that addressed the need to develop the scrap recycling industry in India saw participation by over 280 delegates from the scrap and steel industry.