This paper,aimed at calculating the willingness to pay for hazard-free e-waste management system in Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh.
Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) was used with direct face-to-face interview technique and double bounded dichotomous-choice (DC) format for eliciting willingness-to-pay (WTP). Results show that the aggregate value of the WTP of the respondents in Dhaka was BDT 1.1 billion (USD 16.16 million). The results of the study provide a guideline regarding the concern of the residents on e-waste and help to formulate e-waste management policy.
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/measuring-willingness-pay-hazard-free-e-waste-management-dhaka-city-bangladesh
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sarwar-uddin-ahmed
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/dnetdevelopment-research-network
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/electronic-waste
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-management
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dhaka
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bangladesh
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-disposal
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-recycling
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hazardous-waste
