Technopark ties up with e-vendor

THIRUVANANATHAPURAM: Technopark, the largest conglomeration of IT firms in the city, has found a success model to curb the e-waste menace. It has tied up with a Bangalore-based e-vendor who collects and segregates the e-waste produced on the campus. Mervin Alexander, CEO, said that Technopark has tied up a Central Government-approved e-vendor who collects the waste produced by companies and processes it. “It has been going on very successfully and has received a good response from the tech firms here. The waste is collected every 30 days and they also pay us a token amount for the material that they collect,’’ he said. Merwin said that Technopark was also keen to spread awareness about the e-waste menace and had recently organised a seminar on the topic. The campus also hosts the Technopark Technology Business Incubator (T-TBI), a joint initiative of Technopark and the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, which is actively helping the technology business start-ups with all the necessary resources and supports they need to evolve and grow as a ripened business.