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In this era of technological upsurge, electrical and electronics waste management has become a noteworthy dedication for all developed and evolving economies. In this research, eight potential barriers for electronic waste (E-waste) management for an evolving economy namely, Bangladesh were identified by a review of literature and from feedback of face-to-face interviews with five E-waste management experts’ of Bangladesh. The best worst method was used to evaluate these eight barriers. The findings disclosed that “Absence of legal framework for E-waste management” has been the key barrier in the context of Bangldesh. The result of the research is expected to contribute to address the key barriers to E-waste management policy through identification and priortization of barriers by government policymakers.
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Romel, M.A., Kabir, G., Ali, S.M., Ng, K.T.W. (2022). Identification of Critical Barriers for E-Waste Management in an Evolving Economy Using Best Worst Method. In: Rezaei, J., Brunelli, M., Mohammadi, M. (eds) Advances in Best-Worst Method. BWM 2021. Lecture Notes in Operations Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89795-6_14
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