Determining the optimal strategies for Electrical and Electronic Waste management in Iranian Drilling Services Company Using SWOT and QSPM Analysis
Subject Areas : Waste ManagementAli Kazemi 1 , Soode Tahmasebi 2 *
1 - Department of Environmental Management, Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
2 - Department of Environmental, University of Science and Research, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. *(Corresponding Author)
Keywords: Electrical and Electronic Waste, SWOT Analysis, QSPM Matrix, Waste Management, Iranian Drilling Services Company.,
Abstract :
Background and Objectives: Extremely fast growth of technology and reduction in the shelf life of electrical and electronic equipment on the one hand, and immense variety of the materials used in their structure as well as adverse effects of disposal on environment and human health, on the other hand, demand the fast and accurate planning for appropriate respond to the such waste. The aim of this study was to investigate how electrical and electronic waste management in Iranian Drilling Services Company from the internal and external factors perspective using SOWT and determining the superior environmental management strategies of these waste using QSPM Matrix.
Material and Methodology: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats facing the electrical and electronic waste management in Iranian Drilling Services Company were specified by interviews with staff and environmental experts and using the documents, and then SWOT matrix was drawn and management strategies was determined and prioritized using QSPM.
Findings: According to the results, the Iranian Drilling Services Company had weakness.from internal factors aspect of electrical and electronic waste management (score 35.2) and had strength from the external factors dimension (score 55/2); Hence, the Company's strategies are conservatively.
Discussion and Conclusion: Interaction with relevant organizations for repair and donor the defective electrical and electronic equipment and separating their hazardous components before final disposal with 8.8 score and applying the guidelines to optimize the collection and storage the electrical and electronic waste with 11.8 score were identified as the best strategies in this study.
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