TWIST · 19(1) · 2024
Legal Compliance of Waste Management in Tannery Industrial Estate in Bangladesh
Fahad Bin Islam Khan and Md. Aurongajeb Akond
Research question
How are waste-management practices operating at the Savar BSCIC Tannery Industrial Estate, and where do those practices fall short of applicable environmental and legal standards?
Methodology
The study uses a qualitative design combining direct observation, four focus-group discussions, ten in-depth interviews, and two telephone interviews. The authors used thematic analysis alongside legal and documentary review.
Key findings
The paper identifies weaknesses in the management of liquid, solid, and gaseous waste, inadequate implementation of environmental requirements, and consequences for environmental quality, health, and human-rights protection. It offers recommendations for stronger compliance and waste governance.
Scholarly significance
The article connects environmental criminology with industrial regulation and environmental justice. Its case-based approach makes waste governance legible as a question of law, institutional implementation, and harm—not only as a technical pollution problem.