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

Electronic waste is becoming a serious threat for our surrounding environment. Integrated initiatives are needed to fight this growing concern in Bangladesh. Within this background, this paper is the second in a series, 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.