University of Michigan School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States; Oakland University School of Health Sciences, Environmental Health and Safety, 433 Meadow Brook Road, Rochester, MI 48309, United States.
University of Michigan Law School, 625 S State St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States.
Waste Manag. 2020 Mar 15;105:119-127. doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2020.02.002. Epub 2020 Feb 8.
The United States lacks a set of unified electronic waste recycling laws, contributing in part to the observed low rate of e-waste recycling behaviors among consumers. Individual factors of consumers contributing to the low recycling rates are not well understood. The objective of this study was to evaluate consumer behaviors, including barriers, surrounding e-waste recycling at a large Midwestern university in the United States. A survey was administered to faculty, graduate students, undergraduate students, and staff to determine their personal recycling habits, knowledge, and beliefs. The results indicate that free access to disposal, lack of consumer knowledge about products and disposal sites, and access to a recycling facility within a reasonable distance are all important factors in consumer decisions. Policy-makers and waste management professionals should focus on promotion of e-waste recycling behaviors through increased access to free or low-cost recycling as well as through the creation of recycling incentives.
美国缺乏一套统一的电子废物回收法律，这在一定程度上导致了消费者电子废物回收行为的观察到的低比率。消费者的个人因素对低回收率的影响尚未得到很好的理解。本研究的目的是评估在美国中西部一所大型大学的消费者行为，包括障碍，围绕电子废物回收。对教师、研究生、本科生和工作人员进行了一项调查，以确定他们的个人回收习惯、知识和信念。结果表明，免费获得处理、消费者对产品和处理场所缺乏了解以及在合理距离内获得回收设施都是消费者决策的重要因素。政策制定者和废物管理专业人员应通过增加免费或低成本回收的机会以及通过创造回收激励措施来关注促进电子废物回收行为。
