Open AccessDETERMINANTS OF HOUSEHOLDS’ E-WASTE DISPOSAL IN SOUTHWESTERN STATES, NIGERIA
Author(s) -
Babatunde A. Aodu,
Matthew O. Ilori,
Margret O. Jegede
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of engineering applied science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2455-2143
DOI - 10.33564/ijeast.2021.v05i10.005
Subject(s) - dispose pattern , household waste , context (archaeology) , business , municipal solid waste , waste collection , waste disposal , legislation , environmental planning , action plan , waste management , engineering , geography , economics , political science , management , archaeology , law
In view of the complex composition of e-wasteand its resultant implications for e-waste disposal decisionamong constituents, including households, at the microlevel; empirical evidences on factors predisposingconsumer e-waste disposal behavior, particularly forspecific e-waste category would enrich decision making onsustainable e-waste management plan in developingcountry context. It is on this premise/background that weexamined determinants of households’ e-waste disposaldecision for specific e-waste categories at local level inselected States – Lagos and Oyo States, SouthwesternNigeria. Using a 2018 household data set collected throughquestionnaire survey, and subjected to descriptive andinferential analytical tools. This study finds differences inthe factors influencing households’ e-waste disposaldecision between the two States and even within eachstates, for each e-waste category considered.Inconvenience, value reward, non-implementation/lack ofe-waste legislation/policy and lack of e-wastecollection/take back system were predominantdeterminants of households’ decision to store or disposethe e-waste categories in the study area. The study resulthas positive implications for sustained e-wastemanagement plan and action at local levels, and morespecifically for the study area.