Electronic Waste Recycling Business: Solution, Choice, Survival

This study aimed to investigate factors impacting the electronic waste management in Thailand and recommend guidelines to drive the electronic waste recycling business in the country. The study used the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) as a conceptual framework. The in-depth interview was carried out using the semi-structured interview with the target agencies including government agencies, local administrative organizations, establishments related to electronic waste management (Factories in categories 105 and 106) as well as community junk shops in Chatuchak District, Bangkok. The study findings revealed that in considering the volume of electronic waste generated in Thailand and the share of important basic metals and plastics as components in electrical and electronic equipment to be used as secondary raw materials, the potential value from electronic waste recycling (household electrical appliances) could reach over 9,000,000,000 baht (9,165,701,106 baht) with the increasing trend following the increased volume of electronic waste. The market of the electronic waste recycling business in Thailand had the potential to grow. Upgrading of the electronic waste management system in Thailand was required for more efficiency, in particular, the process of collection, buy-back of product waste, reuse, and increased technological potential. Advanced technology needed to be developed to extract metals from electronic waste in order to obtain more varied metals.

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Comparative Study of Electronic Waste Management in Developed Countries and Indonesia

Andalasian International Journal of Applied Science, Engineering and Technology ◽

10.25077/aijaset.v1i1.4 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 21-32

Author(s):

Slamet Raharjo ◽

Al Hadi Utomo

Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

Swot Analysis ◽

Electronic Waste ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Waste Recycling ◽

Primary Data ◽

Left Behind ◽

Swot Matrix ◽

Electronic Waste Recycling

Electronic waste management in Indonesia is currently not a major concern for various parties and is relatively left behind when compared to developed countries. This study aims to evaluate the existing conditions of electronic waste management in Indonesia and compile recommendations for electronic waste management programs in Indonesia. This research was conducted by collecting primary data from questionnaires and collecting secondary data from the literature on electronic waste management in developed countries (United States, Japan, and Switzerland) and Indonesia. The collected data were compared and analyzed for compiling strategy in the SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats). Recommendation programs for electronic waste management in Indonesia were established based on SWOT Matrix. The evaluation results show that the existing conditions of electronic waste management in Indonesia are lagging compared to developed countries. The management recommendation program provided is the 4R programs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Remove) for electronic waste; Dropbox to collect electronic waste; Development of formal electronic waste management infrastructure; Industrial revitalization / private electronic waste recycling facilities; Development of electronic waste landfill; Application of economic instruments for electronic manufacturers; Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for electronic equipment; Trade-in for all electronic products; and cooperate with the informal sector. Keywords: Developed countries, Electronic waste, Program recommendations, SWOT analysis, Waste management.

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Factors Influencing Household Electronic Waste Recycling Intention

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.622-623.1686 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 622-623 ◽

pp. 1686-1690 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sew Tiep Ho ◽

David Yoon Kin Tong ◽

Elsadig Musa Ahmed ◽

Chee Teck Lee

Keyword(s):

Data Collection ◽

Waste Management ◽

End Of Life ◽

Management Practices ◽

Electronic Waste ◽

Waste Recycling ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Waste Management Practices ◽

Electronic Waste Recycling ◽

Insight Into

In Malaysia, it is prevalent among many householders on accumulation of end-of-life electronics items at home and many are unclear of its disposal directive, which are likely to be disposed as household wastes. An insight into understanding their e-waste management practices and key predictors in relation to e-waste recycling intention are essential as they will lay the foundation for future effective e-waste management. This paper reports a preliminary exploration of the construct of e-waste recycling intention among householders. The data was collected from 150 respondents in Malacca, Malaysia. The results from this study showed that all the six dimensions generated are reliable with high intercorrelation among the dimensions. This implies that the measures can be used for further data collection to validate the study.

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