Perceptual Assessment of Extended Producer Responsibility for Management of Electronic Waste in Ilorin Metropolis, North Central Nigeria.
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2024
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Kashere Journal of Geography and Sustainable Environment, Published by Department of Geography, Federal University of Kashere, Gombe State Nigeria.
Abstract
Electronic waste (e-waste) generation and its unsustainable management are major problems
in in Nigeria. Objectives of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policy launched in
2016 in Nigeria include promoting the knowledge of e-waste and its environmental hazards
and, encouraging formal recycling among the people. This study reports knowledge of e
waste environmental hazards, information channels, and factors influencing the acquisition
of knowledge on e-waste hazards among households in Ilorin metropolis. Both quantitative
and qualitative methods were employed to collect and analyze data. The study involved a
sample of 600 households for questionnaire administration and, 30 households for in-depth
interviews. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Binomial Logistic
regression. In-depth interview data were analyzed using content analysis method. Findings
revealed that only 28.5% of the respondents reported being knowledgeable about e-waste
hazards.
Sources of knowledge on e-waste hazards were interpersonal information and
knowledge sharing (47.8%) and electronic products handling/safety brochures (15.4%).
Furthermore, Binomial Logistic regression analysis signified that important factors that
influenced the acquisition of knowledge on e-waste hazards among the study respondents (at
P≤0.01) were gender, education, household headship type, and sector of employment of
household heads. In sum, the level of awareness on e-waste hazards is low in the study
community. The study recommends public awareness and sensitization strategies on e-waste
hazards and, the mainstreaming of the subject matter of e-waste in the basic science and
computer studies curricula at the Elementary and Junior Secondary School levels in the study
community and at the national level in Nigeria.
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E-waste hazards, Constructivist Learning Theory, Knowledge of e-waste hazards, Ilorin metropolis, North Central Nigeria
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E-waste hazards, Constructivist Learning Theory, Knowledge of e-waste hazards, Ilorin metropolis, North Central Nigeria