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E3 Journal of Business Management and Economics

E3 Journal of Business Management and Economics Vol. 4 (9) pp. 200-205, September 2013; © E3 Journals; ISSN 2141-7482


Investigation of consumer behavior on discarding of their electrical/electronic waste: A case of Gaborone city

Paul T Mburu1 * , TshetlhaneTuduetso1
1 University of Botswana, PO Box80870 Gaborone, Botswana
*Corresponding Author E-mail: Mburupt@mopipi.ub.bw
Accepted 22 August 2013

Abstract

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.

Keywords: E-waste; environment; post-Consumption-behaviuor; e-waste-management; information technology

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