Attero Recycling Receives Funding for E-Waste Recycling Facility

Attero Recycling, India, a Noida based start-up in the business of E-Waste Management, has announced that it has attracted $6.3 million in funding from venture capital firms NEA-IndoUS Ventures and Draper Fisher Jurvetson. The company will use the proceeds of the financing to establish a state-of-the-art E-Waste Recycling facility in Roorkee and grow the business, the company says.

Attero is setting up an automated and integrated electrical & electronic waste recycling plant in Roorkee spread over an area of more than 100,000 square feet. The plant will process WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) such as used computers, cell phones, network gear, TV etc. in an environmentally friendly manner with high recycling efficiency, according to the press release.

“We at Attero believe that recycling is a simple step towards a better future. We look at e-waste as an important resource that can be made useful instead of shunning it as a social and environmental burden.” says Nitin Gupta, CEO, Attero Recycling Private Limited. “With this funding, we look forward to bringing a safe, efficient and hassle free solution to the e-waste problem and open up this potentially huge market in India. We are delighted to have investors like NEA-IUV and DFJ partner with us in this venture.”

“Close technical collaboration with a leading U.S. company for mechanical separation, a first-of-its kind indigenous metallurgical process being developed in-house, a highly automated facility for integrated e-waste recycling at Roorkee are just some steps taken to process e-waste efficiently.” says Dr. Kumar Shiralagi, managing director, NEA-IndoUS Ventures.

“Attero is the first company in India setting up an end-to-end e-waste recycling facility. Attero offers consumers a convenient way to ensure millions of obsolescent unwanted gadgets don’t poison the nation’s dumps.” says Mohanjit Jolly, executive director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, India. “With the ever increasing awareness of health and environment, there has never been a greater need for a company that can not only handle complete processing of e-waste but also provide client friendly services like pickup of e-waste from premises and complete data security, a company that cares as much about the customer needs as the environment.”