Investigation of consumer behavior on discarding of their electrical/electronic waste: A case of Gaborone city
E-waste is growing at a precipitous rate in African cities in response economic growth and growth in city population which result to a steady rise in environmental degradation. The problem is compounded by the importation of second hand computer-wares and obsolete junk. The objective of this paper therefore was to investigate consumer behaviour on discarding their electrical/electronic waste. The study was based in Gaborone city. A questionnaire was administered to 200 different households randomly. The results indicate that most people are aware of e-waste and its dangers, but they do not know how to properly discard it, there is a need to educate people on how to manage e-waste, enact legislation on e-waste and motivate households to discard e-waste properly by having convenient arrangements of discarding e-waste.
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2013-09
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Authors: | Mburu, Paul T ; Tuduetso, Tshetlhane |
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E3 Journal of Business Management and Economics.. - E3 Journals. - Vol. 4.2013, 9, p. 200-205
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Publisher: |
E3 Journals |
Subject: | E-waste | environment | post-Consumption-behaviuor | e-waste-management | information technology |
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