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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