LMDI Decomposition Analysis of E-Waste Generation in the ASEAN

Gobong Choi, Taeyoon Kim and Minchul Kim
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Gobong Choi: Green Technology Center, 17th Floor Namsan Square Bldg., 173, Toegye-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul 04554, Korea
Taeyoon Kim: Green Technology Center, 17th Floor Namsan Square Bldg., 173, Toegye-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul 04554, Korea
Minchul Kim: Green Technology Center, 17th Floor Namsan Square Bldg., 173, Toegye-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul 04554, Korea

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 23, 1-15

Abstract: The economies of ASEAN member states are growing rapidly, and electrical and electronic waste (E-waste) generated from them are also showing a rapid increase. In this context, this study conducted an LMDI decomposition analysis on the amount of E-waste generated in ASEAN member countries from 2015 to 2019 and decomposed it into E-waste intensity, economic growth, and population effects. Then, based on analysis results, policy implications are suggested to improve their E-waste management. According to the analysis results, ASEAN countries can be classified into three groups. The first group includes Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand; economic growth was the main driving factor of E-waste increase in these countries. However, E-waste had also decreased due to the effect of E-waste intensity. The second group includes countries where economic growth was not the only driving factor for E-waste increase, but also where E-waste had increased due to the effect of E-waste intensity. These countries include Cambodia, Malaysia, and Viet Nam. Finally, the third group consists of countries where the effect of E-waste intensity is the main driving factor, including Brunei Darussalam, Lao PDR, and Myanmar. This research shows that ASEAN countries need policies that can effectively deal with the threat of E-waste as a result of high economic growth and policies that can improve intensity by reducing the generation of E-waste.

Keywords: E-waste; waste management; environment policy; ASEAN; decomposition analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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