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Ewaste Management Bangladesh
Ewaste Management Bangladesh
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I.
INTRODUCTION
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Some hope for e-waste recycling does come with the fact
that if dealt properly opportunities associated WEEE is vast
especially during a time when natural resources are becoming
extinct. Metals comprise of nearly 60% of all e-waste streams
(UNEP report) some of which such as gold (found in PCs and
mobile phones) and platinum are rather precious so if
collected properly could be an extremely profitable income
source for recyclers and unemployed laborers in Bangladesh
and a big draw for future investment leading to advanced
levels of recycling.
II.
Dismantle
RRR
Disposal
60000
50000
40000
30000
20000
10000
0
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2005
2006
2007
2008
Mobilephone Sales
(in units)
IV.
200,000,000
150,000,000
100,000,000
50,000,000
0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Figure 3(b). Estimated sale of mobile phones.
Personal Computers
(in tons)
15,323
17,476
17,959
EEE put on
market
e-waste
generated
Canada
2004
Switzerland
Germany
200,000
USA
400,000
Thailand
600,000
Malaysia
800,000
B. Lifecycle of e-waste
Bangladesh being a third world country lies claim to one
of the most under developed disposal systems amongst WEEE
generating nations. Research done in different parts of the
nation for example, Dhaka, Sylhet show that there is no such
thing as a formal sector of e-waste collectors rather informal
sectors such as vangari shops and second hand electronic
markets are where most of our WEEE end up. In accordance
to BEMMA reports, 3.2 million tonnes of electronic
equipment are consumed every year of which only 20% to
30% are recycled while the rest gets ditched to landfills, rivers
and open spaces causing the inevitable harm to the
environment [14].
Myanmar
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Pakistan
Bangladesh
III.
A. Existing policies
Bangladesh like its contemporaries had always had a
cavalier attitude towards e-waste. Due to discrepancies in data
and the fact that no inventory on amount of e-waste generated
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CONCLUSION
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