Survey on Household Awareness and Willingness to Participate in E-Waste Management in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

被引：45

作者：

Miner, Kangyang Josiah ^{[1
]}

Rampedi, Isaac Tebogo ^{[1
]}

Ifegbesan, Ayodeji Peter ^{[2
]}

Machete, Fannie ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Johannesburg, Dept Geog Environm Management & Energy Studies, POB 524, ZA-2006 Auckland Pk, South Africa

[2] Onabisi Onabanjo Univ, Dept Arts & Social Sci Educ, PMB 2002, Ago Iwoye 120107, Nigeria

[3] Univ South Africa UNISA, Dept Environm Sci, Florida Campus, ZA-1709 Roodepoort, South Africa

来源：

SUSTAINABILITY | 2020年 / 12卷 / 03期

关键词：

e-waste; awareness; willingness; correlations; disposal; households; Jos metropolis; ELECTRONIC WASTE; DISPOSAL BEHAVIOR; EMERGING TRENDS; TO-PAY; COLLECTION; RESIDENTS; EQUIPMENT; POLICY; CHINA; KNOWLEDGE;

D O I：

10.3390/su12031047

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Nearly 290,000 tons of electronic waste was generated in Nigeria during the year 2017, which is likely to increase further due to high population growth rates, accelerated urbanization, high demand for electronic products, as well as disposal at their end-of-life. At the same time, e-waste is associated with negative human health impacts, as well as environmental pollution. Therefore, enviromnental awareness on this waste stream is crucial in its management and possible minimization. In this paper, we report on a survey which investigated awareness levels and knowledge amongst households in the Jos metropolis, Plateau State (Nigeria). We interviewed 228 respondents by means of close-ended questionnaires. The results indicated that cell phones (93%) and television sets (82%) were mentioned by most respondents. The main reasons for acquiring these electronic devices entailed the replacement of damaged ones (49.6%), frequent product upgrades (37.7%), as well as theft (35.55%), amongst others. The most predominant method of disposing e-waste included illegal dumping in open spaces along with other household wastes (25%), storing it at home indefinitely (27.6%), and selling it to others for possible reuse (17.5%). Although the handling and storage of this waste is currently inappropriate, most respondents (84.2%) were willing to participate in its management provided they are given appropriate knowledge (89.9%) on its safe disposal and recycling. Lastly, we found no significant correlation between existing awareness levels on e-waste and willingness to participate in its management based on the socio-demographical profile of respondents. Thus, we recommend educational interventions on sound e-waste management in the Jos metropolis, along with a systematic analysis of how policy interventions such as the extended producer responsibility schemes can be designed for effective e-waste management and recycling amongst all stakeholders.

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