Vol.5 No.3 – 6 : Towards Sustainable Management of E-Waste in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Comparative Study of Three International Models

By: Asma Abdullah Ahmad Filimban¹, Furat Ahmed Mahmood Al-Faraj², Akponanabofa Henry Oti²

¹General Authority of Meteorology and Environmental Protection, Saudi Arabia.

²School of Engineering, University of Bolton, United Kingdom

Abstract

Waste produced from end of useful life electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) denoted as e-waste, is one of the fastest waste streams worldwide. The growing amount of e-waste has caused a considerable challenge for policy makers to manage e-waste in an environmentally-sound mode in both developed and developing countries. Effective management of e-waste has become a global concern that is receiving growing attention due to the rapid increase in the quantity of e-waste. This mainly attributed to the rapid technology innovation and shortening product’s useful lifespan coupled with tendency of people to keep up with the advanced technologies. This study compared and critically appraised three e-waste management models (producer responsibility, not-producer responsibility, and sharing responsibility) currently applied in Malaysia and the United States of America (USA), in an attempt to explore best management practices for the collection and treatment of e-waste that can be adopted in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The data presented in this paper are secondary data obtained from a wide range of authoritative sources. This study recommends developing an e-waste national policy and regulatory framework to effectively manage the rapid growing rate of e-waste in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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