Marketing and Advertising Area, School of Management, Doon University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
Operations and Supply chain Area, School of Management, Doon University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2020 Apr;27(12):13325-13338. doi: 10.1007/s11356-020-07765-w. Epub 2020 Feb 4.
With increasing population, excessive use of electrical and electronic products and extreme demand of resources have compelled the linear economy to transform into Circular Economy (CE). In the current scenario, e-waste management has become the top priority of all the developed and developing nations especially those in the transition phase. The generation of e-waste has increased proportionally across the world and created an intense pressure on the firms to implement sustainable practices to redesign and recycle the products. The current status of the developing countries like India confronts number of challenges to manage e-waste produced, and the only possible solution is to minimize the waste generation and practicing recycling processes. For transforming into CEs, there is a need to identify the most influencing key enablers through which an effective and robust e-waste management (e-WM) system can be developed. An extensive literature review and expert judgments are expended to identify the most influencing key enablers of e-WM in circular economies, and, being the highest producer of e-waste, Mumbai (Maharashtra) has been chosen as the case location. To explore the strength of causal and effect enablers, the DEMATEL method is applied. This study has shown that 'Environmental management system' (EMS) is the most significant and important driving enabler to influence all the other existing enablers. This study has also highlighted that e-WM can be efficient if it focuses on producing eco-friendly products, developing strict legislations, building green image and supporting the producers to implement CE practices. This study helps stakeholders and policy makers to reduce the burden from the environment and focus on developing an efficient e-WM system on the basis of identified key enablers like EMS and collaboration with environmental partners to contribute towards CE transition.
随着人口的增长、电器和电子产品的过度使用以及对资源的极端需求，线性经济已经被迫向循环经济（CE）转型。在当前情况下，电子废物管理已成为所有发达国家和发展中国家（尤其是那些处于转型阶段的国家）的首要任务。全球范围内电子废物的产生呈比例增长，这给企业带来了巨大的压力，要求它们实施可持续实践，对产品进行重新设计和回收。印度等发展中国家目前的状况在管理产生的电子废物方面面临着许多挑战，唯一可行的解决方案是尽量减少废物的产生并实施回收过程。为了向循环经济转型，需要确定最具影响力的关键推动因素，通过这些因素可以开发出有效和强大的电子废物管理（e-WM）系统。本研究通过广泛的文献回顾和专家判断，确定了循环经济中电子废物管理的最具影响力的关键推动因素，而作为电子废物最大产生国的孟买（马哈拉施特拉邦）已被选为案例地点。为了探索因果关系和效应推动因素的强度，应用了 DEMATEL 方法。本研究表明，“环境管理体系”（EMS）是最显著和最重要的推动因素，可以影响所有其他现有推动因素。本研究还强调，如果电子废物管理专注于生产环保产品、制定严格的法规、树立绿色形象并支持生产者实施 CE 实践，它将更加高效。本研究帮助利益相关者和政策制定者减轻环境负担，并根据 EMS 等确定的关键推动因素和与环境合作伙伴的合作，专注于开发高效的电子废物管理系统，为向 CE 转型做出贡献。
