An Analytical Study on Households Awareness and Issues of E-Waste in Coimbatore City
Keywords:
E-Waste, Awareness, Households, ComponentsAbstract
Electronic waste (E-Waste) is one of the growing waste streams globally. Managing and recycling of these wastes have a greater challenge to the society. The present study is being confined to assess the awareness and issues of E-waste among the households. For the purpose of data collection the study utilizes a structured questionnaire of 100 household respondents on convenient basis. Percentage analysis, ANOVA and ranking technique were used to analyze the data. The findings of the study state that there is a lack of awareness among the households with regard to the hazardous components, handling technique, agencies and regulations with regard to E-waste. The educational level of the household respondents plays a significant role towards the awareness of E-waste management.
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