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

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 68, Issue , 2012, Pages 44-53

  Mallawarachchi, Harshani ^a   Karunasena, Gayani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MORATUWA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Electronic waste; Electronic waste management; Policy enhancements; Sri Lanka; Strategies

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; CONTENT ANALYSIS; COORDINATION MECHANISMS; CRITICAL ISSUES; ELECTRICAL WASTES; ELECTRONIC WASTE; EMPIRICAL FINDINGS; HANDLING PROCESS; IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATION; LEGAL FRAMEWORKS; LIGHTING EQUIPMENT; MULTIPLE-CASE STUDY; NATIONAL POLICIES; NATIONAL STRATEGIES; PENETRATION RATES; RESEARCH PROBLEMS; RESOURCE MOBILIZATION; SRI LANKA; STRATEGIES; STUDY METHODS; TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL; WASTE COLLECTION; WASTE MINIMIZATION; WASTE STREAM;

CONSERVATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIGITAL STORAGE; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; RESEARCH; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE TREATMENT;

WASTES;

DATA PROCESSING; DEVELOPING WORLD; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; LEGISLATION; NATIONAL STRATEGY; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POLICY MAKING; POLLUTION POLICY; STRATEGIC APPROACH; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ELECTRONICS; GOVERNMENT; MATERIALS HANDLING; POLICY; SRI LANKA; STORAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE MINIMIZATION;

SRI LANKA;

EID: 84866168194     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2012.08.003     Document Type: Article

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