Strategy for minimizing risk of electronic waste management using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP)

Abstract

Electronic waste management is one problem that has the potential to pose a risk to the environment and human health. The strategy to minimize the impact level on e-waste management has been extensively carried out in almost all countries. This paper aims to analyse strategies for minimizing the risk of e-waste management. The AHP method was used in this study. The assessment used a paired comparison questionnaire by five experts such as academics, governments and NGO. Studies show the first priority strategy is improving regulation and monitoring with a weight around 0.493. In addition, the sub-criteria chosen by experts are legal compliance with a weight of approximately 0.629 and the criteria that are the top priority are regulations with a weight of around 0.525. The assessment by experts also shows the value of the consistency ratio of around 0.07. This research can be a strategy by policy makers to manage sustainable e-waste. It is considered necessary to conduct further research related to other criteria and sub-criteria that may be different in the management of e-waste in other regions.