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Disaster Risk Management
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Disaster Risk Management

by Dr. Huong Ha, Dr. R. S. Fernando, Sanjeev Kumar Mahajan
January 2019
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
220 pages
5h 36m
English
Business Expert Press
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CHAPTER 7

Managing E-Waste in Reducing Vulnerability and Enhancing Resilience

The Case of Bangladesh

Nahian Nabila Hoque, Barrister-at-Law

Associate Barrister, Legal Counsel, Dhaka, BangladeshandLecturer (Part-time), British School of Law, Dhaka, Bangladesh

 

Introduction

E-waste includes all those electrical and electronics items that are unserviceable and/or discarded as waste and contains hazardous substances that can damage public health and the environment if not properly managed (Electronic Redux Corp 2011). Being the greatest user of e-goods, developed countries produce huge volume of e-waste. Taking the opportunity of fewer regulatory burdens, these developed counties are encouraged to export e-waste to the developing countries for economic ...

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ISBN: 9781949443073