Business & Management Studies

Analyzing the challenges of e-waste management practices in India during COVID-19

Analyzing the challenges of e-waste management practices in India during COVID-19

Lack of implementation of the legislative framework, extended producer responsibility and lesser corporate initiatives are some of the primary e-waste management challenges during the current pandemic, finds the study.

Authors

Vibha Trivedi, Academic Tutor & TRIP Fellow, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India.

Krishan Kumar Pandey, Professor, Jindal Global Business School, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India.

Ashish Trivedi, Associate Professor, Jindal Global Business School, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India.

Summary

This paper is aimed at analyzing the inter-contextual relationships among the factors that led to inadequate management of electronic and electrical waste (WEEE) during COVID-19 using a subjective perspective.

Methodology

Grey sets and a Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL)-based approach has been employed to identify the causal association of intertwined WEEE management barriers.

Findings

Results reveal the lack of implementation of the legislative framework, extended producer responsibility and lesser corporate initiatives are some of the most challenging WEEE management challenges during the current pandemic.

Practical Implications

The findings of the study would enable stakeholders of WEEE management toward building resilient policies and effective implementation plans during as well as post-crisis situations.

Originality

COVID-19 led challenges related to healthcare waste have attracted a significant amount of scholarly attention, but there has been lesser attention toward e-waste management challenges during the pandemic. Negligence toward e-waste management can pose threats to the environment as well as human well-being.

Published in: Management of Environmental Quality

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