CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2008
| Author | Manda, B. M. Krishna |
|---|---|
| Title | E-waste Management Policy in India: Stakeholders' views and media attention |
| Summary | E-waste is one of the fastest growing waste streams in India due to an increase in consumption from businesses and domestic users. There is no separate law on e-waste management in India and it is presently interpreted under the Hazardous Waste (HW) rules. In practice, e-waste is largely handled by people in informal sector. In recognition of the need for separate policy on e-waste management, NGOs and bi-lateral agencies put concerted efforts in 2006 but the process has not considerably progressed in the last two years. This research has been conducted to understand the policy making process which is influenced by the perceptions of different stakeholders and media. The policy core beliefs of stakeholders on various topics such as threat of e-waste on health and environment, need of separate policy on e-waste, applicability of policy principle extended producer responsibility (EPR), responsibilities of various stakeholders and the most affected parties due to policy are investigated through semi-structured interviews and questionnaires. The media has been analyzed to understand the reasons for variation in media attention during 2003-2007. The study finds that policy making process has not considerably progressed due to (1) the differences in the beliefs of civil servants and experts and those of NGOs and bi-lateral agencies and (2) a decrease in the media coverage of the issue in the last two years. In addition, the principle of EPR has been misconceptualised as mere take-back schemes and the WEEE Directive in the European Union has been, unfortunately, viewed as ‘the model’ of EPR legislations. This misinterpretation of EPR policy principle has also contributed to the slow down of the development of separate e-waste policy in India. |
| Supervisor | Manomaivibool, Panate; Lindhqvist, Thomas and Tojo, Naoko. |
| Department | Environment Sciences and Policy MSc |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2008/manda_bmkrishna.pdf |
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