E-Waste Management Practices and Regulations in Third World Countries: A comparative Analysis of Legal Measures in India and Thailand
Keywords:
Electronic Waste Management, Developing Country, Legal MeasuresAbstract
Thailand is a developing country, which is not a member of the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development), but Thailand is a member of the Basel Convention, which must act by following the rule of the Basel Convention. Therefore, Thailand is confronted with the e-waste problem, whether the inner country problem or the import problem from abroad. Because of the backwardness and the difficulty of the legislation which is really difficult to manage and control these problem of electronic waste. So, Thailand must emphasize in making the measure and legislation for e-waste management and control, efficiently.
Thailand does not have the specific legislated law for e-waste directly but Thai government has brought the various Acts to adapt for e-waste management. However, it is not stimulated for management and handling about problem of e-waste import and export.
Therefore, the researcher found that Thailand should legislate a specific law for e-waste. It should also add the e-waste management and control for the transportation and import/export into the specific law. It can help to control and manage e-waste more efficiency. It is the e-waste management law for conforming and qualifying to present situation.
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