Analysis of Barrier Factors for Collaboration in Handling Used Cell Phones for Second-hand Market Actors to Implement e-waste Management

Waste management is an activity to manage residues, by-products, and used items. Handling cell phones one form of waste activity. In developing countries, are mostly handled by informal actors, where second-hand market actors for act as collection points. Some these activities often affect the environment actors' health due a lack adequate technology. Hence, collaboration between formal necessary handle reduce adverse effects. However, several obstacles faced can hinder such collaboration. This study explores inhibiting factors in handling phones. The respondents were 424 five areas Special Region Yogyakarta (DIY Province), Indonesia. results showed that unavailability infrastructure insufficient organization significantly hindered municipal area. As Gunungkidul, Bantul, Kulonprogo, Sleman regions, there no significant hindering this contribute stakeholders’ consideration related e-waste handling, primarily Indonesia; thus, safe provide economic benefits actors. Doi: 10.28991/CEJ-2023-09-03-011 Full Text: PDF