Analyzing the challenges of e-waste management practices in India during COVID-19
Management of Environmental Quality
ISSN: 1477-7835
Article publication date: 20 May 2022
Issue publication date: 26 September 2022
Abstract
Purpose
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.
Design/methodology/approach
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/value
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.
Keywords
Citation
Trivedi, V., Pandey, K.K. and Trivedi, A. (2022), "Analyzing the challenges of e-waste management practices in India during COVID-19", Management of Environmental Quality, Vol. 33 No. 6, pp. 1611-1628. https://doi.org/10.1108/MEQ-12-2021-0273
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2022, Emerald Publishing Limited