TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing young consumers’ awareness and participation in sustainable e-waste management practices
T2 - a survey study in Northwest China
AU - Ramzan, Sidra
AU - Liu, Chen Guang
AU - Munir, Hina
AU - Xu, Yan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2019/7/1
Y1 - 2019/7/1
N2 - The massive generation of electronic waste (e-waste) and the informal recycling of e-waste are serious concerns in China. As a hazardous waste stream, e-waste calls for sustainable management practices to avoid adverse effects on environment and health. However, consumers’ awareness and active participation are needed to make e-waste management successful. Therefore, this study is an exploratory attempt to investigate young consumer awareness, knowledge, and participation in sustainable e-waste management practices. Meanwhile, the study reviews the current situation of e-waste recycling, its related legislative framework, and practices in China. The survey revealed that the respondents have keen environmental consciousness, while they have low awareness about e-waste-related rules and regulations, recycling programs, and the formal and informal recycling sector. The findings provide valuable insights for practitioners in order to promote environmental awareness and sustainable e-waste management practices among young consumers in China.
AB - The massive generation of electronic waste (e-waste) and the informal recycling of e-waste are serious concerns in China. As a hazardous waste stream, e-waste calls for sustainable management practices to avoid adverse effects on environment and health. However, consumers’ awareness and active participation are needed to make e-waste management successful. Therefore, this study is an exploratory attempt to investigate young consumer awareness, knowledge, and participation in sustainable e-waste management practices. Meanwhile, the study reviews the current situation of e-waste recycling, its related legislative framework, and practices in China. The survey revealed that the respondents have keen environmental consciousness, while they have low awareness about e-waste-related rules and regulations, recycling programs, and the formal and informal recycling sector. The findings provide valuable insights for practitioners in order to promote environmental awareness and sustainable e-waste management practices among young consumers in China.
KW - China
KW - E-waste management
KW - Environmental awareness
KW - Informal recycling
KW - Sustainable practices
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85066010906&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s11356-019-05310-y
DO - 10.1007/s11356-019-05310-y
M3 - 文章
C2 - 31102225
AN - SCOPUS:85066010906
SN - 0944-1344
VL - 26
SP - 20003
EP - 20013
JO - Environmental Science and Pollution Research
JF - Environmental Science and Pollution Research
IS - 19
ER -
