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A comparative case study: towards sustainable management of e-waste in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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A comparative case study: towards sustainable management of e-waste in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

A.A.A Filimban, F.A.M Al-Faraj and Akponanabofa H. Oti
Journal of Bioscience and Applied Research, Vol.5(3), pp.325-339
29/07/2019

Abstract

E-waste production E-waste management E-waste recycling Hazardous substance Basel Convention Recycling fee responsibility Sanitary Engineering Building Infrastructure Construction Engineering
Management of electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) becomes an increasing global concern because of rapid changing in technologies associated with tendency of people to keep up with the most recent technologies causing an increased volume rate of e-waste. This study compared and critically appraised three e-waste management models (producer responsibility, not producer responsibility, and sharing responsibility) currently applied in Malaysia and the United States of America (USA), in an attempt to explore best management practices that can be adopted in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The data presented in this paper are secondary data derived from a wide range of authoritative sources. This study recommends the sharing responsibility model to effectively manage the growing rate of e-waste in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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