| Abstrakt: |
Safe management of waste electrical and electronic equipments is becoming a major problem for many countries in the world. Due to the advancement in technology, increased market penetration of electrical and electronic equipment and high rate of obsolescence, there is an increased generation of electrical and electronic waste (e-waste). E-waste being a post-consumer waste needs to be collected from the various sources of its generation. Subsequently, establishment of collection centres is necessary to channelize such wastes for environmentally sound recycling. A number of methods are adopted for the collection of e-waste in different countries all over the world. This paper is an attempt (a) to study existing collection systems in some Asian countries including Bangladesh, Burma/Myanmar, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan and India; and (b) to formulate a sustainable model for collection systems for the developing nations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
