Title: Cash from trash: fostering entrepreneurship opportunity for small and medium enterprise for sustainable growth 2030

Authors: Ashutosh Kolte; Rahul Khandelwal; Surbhi Jain

Addresses: Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA), Savitribai Phule Pune University, India ' Institute of Management Studies Career Development and Research, Ahmednagar, India ' Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA), Savitribai Phule Pune University, India

Abstract: The predicament of e-waste has enforced environmental organisations of many countries to develop and adapt policies for e-waste management across the globe, especially in the developing countries like India where it is difficult to adopt and replicate. The aim of this study is to bring out insights that trigger sustainable management and portray a holistic picture of e-waste management. The indication suggests that scaling up the sustainable small and medium enterprises offers local and global authorities an opportunity to tap into the energies, experiences and innovations which will enable them in improving social and environmental conditions. The study concludes with a practical recommended sustainable public private partnership (PPP) model that integrates the informal and formal sectors through a prospecting opportunity for the new age entrepreneur in e-waste entrepreneurship of small and medium enterprises leading to efficient e-waste management system.

Keywords: e-waste; digital economy; sustainable environment; entrepreneurship; small and medium enterprises; SMEs; India; South Asia.

DOI: 10.1504/IJIPM.2021.117175

International Journal of Intellectual Property Management, 2021 Vol.11 No.3, pp.263 - 279

Received: 24 Apr 2020
Accepted: 02 Jun 2020
Published online: 20 Aug 2021 *

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