Electronic and electrical waste management in Sri Lanka: Suggestions for national policy enhancements

Harshani Mallawarachchi and Gayani Karunasena

Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 2012, vol. 68, issue C, 44-53

Abstract: Waste is one of the most pressing problems faced by the whole world. Electronic waste is the latest in the Sri Lankan waste stream. Literature revealed many electronic waste management concepts, strategies and models implemented worldwide to counter the electronic waste menace, inclusive of electronic waste management policy developed in Sri Lanka to manage electronic waste generation. The purpose of this paper is to explore probable suggestions to improve existing electronic waste management practices, with special emphasis on enhancement of national policy of electronic waste management in Sri Lanka.

Keywords: Electronic waste; Electronic waste management; Strategies; Developing countries; Sri Lanka; Policy enhancements (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2012.08.003

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