Positioning waste management laws in comparison with France's laws and utilizing the Strategic Position and Action Evaluation (SPACE) matrix

In this study, a comparative analysis has been made between the environmental laws and regulations related to waste in Iran (as a developing country) and France (as a developed country) to present management solutions using three models of QSPM, SPACE and SWOT.

In the present study, the two systems were initially identified, assessed and analyzed by comparative analysis, and after the completion of related questionnaires by some of the professors and experts of Environment and Energy Faculty, the data were normalized. Then the superior strategies of SWOT were identified by the QSPM model and employed in presenting management solutions.

Strategic Position and Action Evaluation (SPACE) matrix showed that Iran laws were in a defensive position and this means that the internal weaknesses must be rectified and the external threats must be avoided. For the effectiveness of management solutions for reducing adverse effects of waste, rectification of the following legal issues should be given priority: enacting Environmental National Policy law, establishing an environmental special commission in the country’s parliament, establishing special courts for environmental crimes, employing Justice Ministry officialexperts to accelerate the settlement of environmental records, amending the law enforcement procedures, motivating and supporting the private sector in recycling the waste from laboratories and hospitals, expediting the preparation of a list of special wastes and providing the necessary legal facilities for reducing the volume of special wastes, and enacting binding legislations for application of up-to-date standards and environmentally friendly technologies.