Table 2

Internal and external factors of the battery waste management industry

Strength (S)Weakness (W)
Availability of investment in building a waste management business (S1)
Capability of operating costs in running a waste management business (S2)
Company legality following applicable laws (S3)
Company internal policies regarding the fulfillment of waste management technical requirements (S4)
Condition of facilities and infrastructure (waste facilities, laboratories, equipment, materials, and transportation means) to support waste management (S5)
Location, layout, design, capacity, and coordinates of waste facilities according to waste management technical requirements (S6)
Environmental Impact Analysis (S7)
Company profitability in running a waste management business (W1)
Waste management technology following the development of science and technology (W2)
Workers with certificates of competence in waste management technology (W3)
Cooperation with the Government (W4)
EPR Program or private cooperation in waste management (W5)
Cooperation with Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) or Community Organizations in waste management (W6)
Opportunity (O)Threat (T)
Support for licensing services and emergency management of hazardous and toxic material waste management (O1)
Availability of regulations related to waste management (O2)
Harmonization of central and regional regulations related to waste management (O3)
National and international standards of waste management technology (O4)
Private Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Program related to waste management (O5)
Total battery waste generation rate (O6)
Public health conditions around the waste facility (O7)
Environmental quality around the waste facility (O8)
Financial support (either incentives or subsidies) from the government (T1)
Company external investment support (T2)
Waste management technology transfer from the government (T3)
Waste management technology transfer from universities (T4)
Waste management technology transfer from the private sector (T5)
Public awareness regarding waste management (T6)
Government socialization regarding waste management (T7)
Dissemination of waste management information from print or electronic media (T8)

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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