Consumer Behavior and Policy About E‐Waste in Aksaray and Niğde Cities, Turkey

Abstract

Today, because of technological innovations, types and production of electric and electronic equipment is increasing. As a result of this, rapid consumption is also gaining speed. Recovery of electronic waste is important when considering its potential negative effects to the environment and considering its materials that already have economical values. This study is an analysis of the level of consumer choice of e‐waste in Niğde‐Aksaray Province. A survey was conducted to evaluate the level of knowledge about e‐waste in the province and also e‐waste and waste management perspectives were evaluated. Statistical package for the social sciences has been used for Likert scale analysis. After analyzing the survey, the results showed that consumers do not have clear information about electronic and electric equipment (EEE). Only 22% of the participants suggested that e‐waste recycling was more significant than other sorts of recycling. When the users were made aware of the topic, they were highly motivated to contribute to the EEE recycling. According to the responses, the important resource materials could be gained after recycling e‐waste in order to preserve natural resources. Moreover, 39% of the respondents supported the municipality controlled e‐waste collection centers for increasing the number of collected e‐waste. In addition, the fact that people were willing to participate in e‐waste collection campaigns would guide future management strategies for e‐waste in these provinces.

A global review of consumer behavior towards e-waste and implications for the circular economy

“…Lack of information related to e-waste was found to be one of the critical aspects that need to be disseminated (Gök et al, 2017), as often e-waste recycling-related activities and consumers' role is unclear (understood as complicated and time-demanding task). This scenario prevails both in developing and developed countries, for example, by Saphores et al (2012) in the USA, where the authors found that consumers were unwilling to transfer the waste to proper recycling facilities.…”

A proposed sustainable and digital collection and classification center model to manage e-waste in emerging economies

“…The report includes e-waste generation from specific electric and electronic equipment (EEE): mobile phones, personal computers (PCs; desktops and laptops), TV sets, cathode-ray-tube (CRT) and flat-panel display monitors. Moreover, Gök et al (2017) carried out a study about consumer behavior and policy for e-waste in Aksaray and Nigde, which are cities of Turkey. They evaluated the level of knowledge about e-waste and e-waste management perspectives.…”

Proposição E Validação De Uma Escala De Avaliação Do Comportamento De Descarte De Lixo Eletroeletrônico

“…Os hábitos de consumo de produtos eletrônicos mudaram e se tornaram mais variados devido ao fato desses bens serem a solução para as diferentes necessidades humanas. Esse aumento da diversidade e de consumo de produtos causam novos tipos de resíduos sólidos e traz novas questões ambientais (GÖK, TULUN, GÜRBÜZ, 2017). Portanto, além das formas de descarte de lixo eletrônico, também são necessárias estratégias sustentáveis voltadas para modificar o comportamento de compra, bem como estratégias com intuito de diminuir a quantidade de resíduos eletroeletrônicos descartados no meio ambiente.…”