IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/p/pid/wpaper/20237.html
   My bibliography  Save this paper

Assessment of Policies and Practices for E-waste Management: A Study of Asia

Author

Listed:
  • Mohammad Armughan

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics)

  • Sameen Zafar

    (Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore)

Abstract

Worldwide electronic waste (e-waste) is a prime contributor to environmental degradation and leads to adverse impacts on human health. Asia is the prime victim of ewaste. Asian countries have e-waste policies regarding illegal trade, dumping, recycling techniques, and extended producer responsibility (EPR) to ensure the safe and responsible disposal of e-waste by reducing its impact on the environment. However, countries are struggling to cope with e-waste. The study aims to assess e-waste policies in Asian countries and find best practices for e-waste management. The study also highlights the extent of e-waste generated in Asian countries and how much new electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) are put on the market. Based on analysis and issues related to e-waste policies in Asian countries, the study proposes a general framework for e-waste management. Lastly, a brief context of Pakistan is discussed. Precisely, the study encourages the feasibility and efficacy of e-waste management policies and practices in Asia.

Suggested Citation

  • Mohammad Armughan & Sameen Zafar, 2023. "Assessment of Policies and Practices for E-waste Management: A Study of Asia," PIDE-Working Papers 2023:7, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:pid:wpaper:2023:7
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://file.pide.org.pk/pdfpideresearch/wp-23-7-assessment-of-policies-and-practices-for-e-waste-management-a-study-of-asia.pdf
    File Function: First Version, 2023
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. De Santo, Elizabeth M., 2010. "'Whose science?' Precaution and power-play in European marine environmental decision-making," Marine Policy, Elsevier, vol. 34(3), pages 414-420, May.
    2. Lee, Jae-chun & Song, Hyo Teak & Yoo, Jae-Min, 2007. "Present status of the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment in Korea," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 50(4), pages 380-397.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Mallawarachchi, Harshani & Karunasena, Gayani, 2012. "Electronic and electrical waste management in Sri Lanka: Suggestions for national policy enhancements," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 68(C), pages 44-53.
    2. Nnorom, I.C. & Osibanjo, O. & Ogwuegbu, M.O.C., 2011. "Global disposal strategies for waste cathode ray tubes," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 55(3), pages 275-290.
    3. Toonen, Hilde M. & Lindeboom, Han J., 2015. "Dark green electricity comes from the sea: Capitalizing on ecological merits of offshore wind power?," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 42(C), pages 1023-1033.
    4. Kaya, İhsan, 2012. "Evaluation of outsourcing alternatives under fuzzy environment for waste management," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 60(C), pages 107-118.
    5. Pérez-Belis, V. & Bovea, M.D. & Gómez, A., 2013. "Waste electric and electronic toys: Management practices and characterisation," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 77(C), pages 1-12.
    6. Manomaivibool, Panate, 2009. "Extended producer responsibility in a non-OECD context: The management of waste electrical and electronic equipment in India," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 53(3), pages 136-144.
    7. Abdul Khaliq & Muhammad Akbar Rhamdhani & Geoffrey Brooks & Syed Masood, 2014. "Metal Extraction Processes for Electronic Waste and Existing Industrial Routes: A Review and Australian Perspective," Resources, MDPI, vol. 3(1), pages 1-28, February.
    8. Nnorom, Innocent Chidi & Osibanjo, Oladele, 2008. "Sound management of brominated flame retarded (BFR) plastics from electronic wastes: State of the art and options in Nigeria," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 52(12), pages 1362-1372.
    9. Brennan, Jonathon & Fitzsimmons, Clare & Gray, Tim & Raggatt, Laura, 2014. "EU marine strategy framework directive (MSFD) and marine spatial planning (MSP): Which is the more dominant and practicable contributor to maritime policy in the UK?," Marine Policy, Elsevier, vol. 43(C), pages 359-366.
    10. van Leeuwen, Judith & Raakjaer, Jesper & van Hoof, Luc & van Tatenhove, Jan & Long, Ronán & Ounanian, Kristen, 2014. "Implementing the Marine Strategy Framework Directive: A policy perspective on regulatory, institutional and stakeholder impediments to effective implementation," Marine Policy, Elsevier, vol. 50(PB), pages 325-330.
    11. Gamberini, Rita & Gebennini, Elisa & Manzini, Riccardo & Ziveri, Andrea, 2010. "On the integration of planning and environmental impact assessment for a WEEE transportation network—A case study," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 54(11), pages 937-951.
    12. Cheung, Wai Ming & Pachisia, Vedant, 2015. "Facilitating waste paper recycling and repurposing via cost modelling of machine failure, labour availability and waste quantity," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 101(C), pages 34-41.
    13. Li, Jinhui & Duan, Huabo & Yu, Keli & Liu, Lili & Wang, Siting, 2010. "Characteristic of low-temperature pyrolysis of printed circuit boards subjected to various atmosphere," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 54(11), pages 810-815.
    14. Freire-Gibb, Lucio Carlos & Koss, Rebecca & Margonski, Piotr & Papadopoulou, Nadia, 2014. "Governance strengths and weaknesses to implement the marine strategy framework directive in European waters," Marine Policy, Elsevier, vol. 44(C), pages 172-178.
    15. Yang, Jiping & Xiang, Dong & Wang, Jinsong & Duan, Guanghong & Zhang, Hong-chao, 2009. "Removal force models for component disassembly from waste printed circuit board," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 53(8), pages 448-454.
    16. Centobelli, Piera & Cerchione, Roberto & Esposito, Emilio & Passaro, Renato & Shashi,, 2021. "Determinants of the transition towards circular economy in SMEs: A sustainable supply chain management perspective," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 242(C).
    17. Adina Negrea & Maria Mihailescu & Giannin Mosoarca & Mihaela Ciopec & Narcis Duteanu & Petru Negrea & Vasile Minzatu, 2020. "Estimation on Fixed-Bed Column Parameters of Breakthrough Behaviors for Gold Recovery by Adsorption onto Modified/Functionalized Amberlite XAD7," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(18), pages 1-14, September.
    18. Lin, Chun-hsu, 2008. "A model using home appliance ownership data to evaluate recycling policy performance," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 52(11), pages 1322-1328.

    More about this item

    Keywords

    Asia; E-waste; E-waste Management; EEE; Legislation; Policies; Policy Issues;
    All these keywords.

    NEP fields

    This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:pid:wpaper:2023:7. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Khurram Iqbal (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://edirc.repec.org/data/pideipk.html .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.