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Measuring the willingness to pay for hazard-free e-waste management in Dhaka city, Bangladesh

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Submitted by sheeja on Tue, 2011-02-01 10:30

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.

Publisher : 
D.Net(Development Research Network)
Place of Publication: 
Dhaka
Attachment(s): 
Hazard-FreeE-WasteBangladesh.pdf
Main Topic: 
Hazardous Waste
thesaurus: 
Electronic Waste
Waste Management
Dhaka
Bangladesh
Waste Disposal
Waste Recycling
Hazardous Waste
Author: 
Sarwar Uddin Ahmed
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Publication Date: 
01/02/2011