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Informal sector e-waste recycling practices in Bangladesh

This study aims at examining the current practice of recycling e-waste in the informal sectors of Bangladesh and identifying the problems towards development of a system of hazard-free e-waste recycling in the country. It is based on both primary and secondary data sources. The sample comprised of owners and workers of recycle shops located in different parts of Dhaka and Chittagong. Structured questionnaires were used for the recycle shop owners and workers to collect the information used in the study.