Abstract
As a measure to avert environmental hazards, conventions and regulations have been formulated, which are complex and getting stricter. The purpose of this chapter is to propose environmental policy to influence sustainable flow of used Information and Communication Technology (ICT) products to West African Countries. The research investigated the role of Life Cycle Management (LCM) and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) environmental policy to improve end of life management of used ICT products. The study was conducted using theoretical descriptive (explanatory) analysis based on past literatures and related research. The first model identifies the current end of life management impacts. The second model presents an environmental policy (EPR) that encourages waste minimization through reuse and recovery initiatives. The aim is to establish feedback loops from downstream (end-of-life management) to upstream (producer of the product) through a take back system for used ICT products. Further investigation highlights the influence of environmental regulation with a SWOT analysis. It was found that environmental regulation mediates social, health and environmental concerns. However, for sustainability, ICT product manufacturers should be responsive to their customers’ environmental concerns and needs.
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