SMARTPHONES GENERATED ELECTRONIC WASTE MANAGEMENT IN BANGLADESH: POLICY ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATION FOR AN EFFECTIVE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

Q4 Environmental Science

Pollution Research Pub Date : 2022-09-30 DOI:10.53550/pr.2022.v41i03.011

A. Mahmud, M. Sufian, Md. Ahsan Ullah, Fariha Hossen, I. J. Esha

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A new environmental threat has been imposed by smartphone-generated e-waste as almost 4Billion people around the globe are using it randomly. People use and discard worthlesssmartphones with no regard for environmental damage or long-term sustainability. The largevolume of electronic waste (e-waste) generated from Smartphones is becoming a major concern inBangladesh also. The garbage from mobile phones is very harmful because it contains heavymetals that are detrimental to the environment and human health. The Medical WasteManagement Rules of 2008 address waste management challenges in the medical sector, includingsmartphone-generated e-waste along with Bangladeshâs National Environmental Policy of 1992and Environment Conservation Act of 1995. These policies are not adequate to mitigate pollutionand regulate the waste disposal and management system. The paper, after careful examination of theenvironmental impacts and existing policies, has recommended measures for an effectiveregulatory framework for the management and disposal of smartphones generated electronic waste.

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孟加拉国智能手机产生的电子垃圾管理：有效监管框架的政策分析和建议

全球近40亿人随意使用智能手机产生的电子垃圾，给环境造成了新的威胁。人们使用和丢弃毫无价值的智能手机，而不考虑对环境的破坏或长期的可持续性。智能手机产生的大量电子垃圾(电子垃圾)也正在成为孟加拉国的一个主要问题。手机产生的垃圾非常有害，因为它含有对环境和人体健康有害的重金属。2008年的《医疗废物管理规则》解决了医疗部门的废物管理挑战，包括智能手机产生的电子废物，以及1992年孟加拉国的《国家环境政策》和1995年的《环境保护法》。这些政策不足以减轻污染和规范废物处置和管理系统。在仔细研究了环境影响和现有政策后，该文件建议了有效管理和处置智能手机产生的电子废物的监管框架的措施。

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