What excites e-Source?

The world is sitting on 53.6 million tonnes of e-waste, which is bound to double in the next 16years; what is shocking is that 85% of it is lost globally. As circular economy enthusiasts, this is exactly what excites us- opening doors for a $50 bn economy if e-waste is handled responsibly.

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Reduced Product life

Some of the major problems that have gone unaddressed are the leakages due to lack of proper supply chain in reuse/recycle markets.

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Recyclable Raw Materials lost to landfills

With ever increasing use of gadgets coupled with rapidly evolving tech and planned obsolescence being built into electronic systems systems they are bound to replaced quickly, we are sitting on a landmine of e-waste which if not managed adequately is an impending disaster waiting to explode.
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Increased emissions

When the EOL products aren't handled carefully they end up being pollutants to air, water and soil and can cause a greater damage to human life and planet.

What e-Source aims to do?

e-Source, aims to be an online platform that endeavours to act as a facilitator between various stakeholders in the e-waste reverse logistics supply chain.

Connectivity

Connect buyers and sellers of e-waste seamlessly online.

Certification

Provide self certification tools for users.

Data Protection

Data Protection of Data stored.

Knowledge Resource

Create knowledge library of repair, re-use videos, standard operating procedure.

Advanced AI

Image recognition based product detection system for accurate indexing of database.

Procurement

Provide search tools for procuring dysfunctional parts.

Collaboration

Create Open source platform that collaborates with all stake-holders and propel circular economy.

Peer to Peer Learning

Create space for Peer to Peer repair learnings.

e-Source Vision Statement

 Create an intelligent transparent trading platform that helps people look at End of Life products as a key resource that drives circular economy forward rather than as a waste that they need to get rid of.

1 Tons of e-waste TO track
1 e-waste RECYCLERS to connect
1 landfills to reduce
1 Hours to save in finding spare parts

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