Abstract: Large
quantities of e-waste are presently being generated in Macau, but since
recycling facilities and laws on e-waste still need to be developed,
most e-waste cannot currently be properly treated. Moreover, little is
known about residents' behaviors, attitudes, and their willingness to
pay (WTP) for recycling e-waste. These issues are discussed in this
study, based on a questionnaire survey on household electronic product
usage. In 2010, “Life span completed” was the primary reason respondents
abandoned their electronic products, accounting for about 37.97% of
responses; the main disposal methods of e-waste in Macau were “Retailers
retrieve from consumer” and “Sale to a recycling corporation.” While
having little understanding of e-waste disposal issues, most residents
were still willing to hand their e-waste into the government for
centralized collection. In addition, the respondents gave “telephone
reservation” as their preferred collection method. Finally, the
residents' WTP in Macau was estimated by the logistic regression method.
It was found that education level, age and household income were the
significant factors affecting residents' WTP. The monthly mean WTP was
20.03MOP (2.50 US dollar) per household, and the annual WTP was
approximately 40,185,067 MOP (5,023,133 US dollar) for all of Macau. The
results of our study can help managers develop more effective
environmental management policies for e-waste disposal.
Highlights
►
Behaviors, attitudes, and WTP on recycling e-waste in Macau were
firstly analyzed.
► Most e-waste in Macau flowed into informal sectors, and wasn't treated properly.
► Education Level, Age and Household Income were significant factors affecting WTP.
► Total annual value of WTP was approximately 40 million MOP for all of Macau.
E-Waste flow chart
by Qingbin Songa, Zhishi Wanga,
, Jinhui Lib
Keywords: e-waste; Behaviors and attitudes; WTP; Questionnaire survey; Macau
► Most e-waste in Macau flowed into informal sectors, and wasn't treated properly.
► Education Level, Age and Household Income were significant factors affecting WTP.
► Total annual value of WTP was approximately 40 million MOP for all of Macau.
E-Waste flow chart
by Qingbin Songa, Zhishi Wanga,
, Jinhui Lib
a Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Macau SAR, China
b School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Journal of Environmental Management via Elsevier Science Direct www.ScienceDirect.com
Volume 106; 15 September 2012; Pages 8–16Keywords: e-waste; Behaviors and attitudes; WTP; Questionnaire survey; Macau
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