了解小废弃电气和电子设备收集中的消费者行为:来自澳大利亚的见解
Gimhan Jayasiri1, Sunil Herat1, Prasad Kaparaju1
1School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia.
概括
澳大利亚人储存了小型废弃电气和电子设备 (WEEE),经常错误地处置它. 消费者愿意为适当的处置付费,这表明需要收集和宣传举措.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 消费者行为研究 消费者行为研究
- 废物管理 废物管理
背景情况:
- 电气和电子设备 (EEE) 的生产激增,导致废弃电气和电子设备 (WEEE) 的大幅增加.
- 小型电子电气设备构成EEE废弃物产生率最高,但在全球范围内有最低的正式收集率.
- 在澳大利亚,消费者储存小型电气设备阻碍了收集和资源回收工作.
研究的目的:
- 评估澳大利亚消费者关于收集小废弃电气和电子设备 (WEEE) 的行为.
- 识别澳大利亚消费者中改善WEEE收集率的障碍和促进因素.
主要方法:
- 进行了多学科文献审查,以了解关于WEEE管理的现有研究.
- 对403名澳大利亚受访者进行了在线调查,以收集有关消费者处置习惯和偏好的主要数据.
- 数据分析的重点是确定WEEE处置模式和参与收集计划的意愿.
主要成果:
- 由于对正确的处置方法的不确定性,消费者经常将小型WEEE与一般家庭废物一起处置.
- 近一半的受访消费者表示愿意为小型WEEE管理服务付费.
- 在受访者中发现,他们更喜欢指定下降地点.
结论:
- 为了提高收集率,现实的收集目标应该基于市场数据,而不仅仅是废物产生估计.
- 将小型WEEE集成到路边收集系统中,并提供激励措施,可以鼓励适当的处置.
- 针对所有人口群体的有针对性的宣传活动对于提高收集率和促进产品循环性至关重要.
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