E-waste Awareness Among Young Generation

Environmental pollution is becoming a high-priority concern, as it threatens the natural resources of many countries. In this context, electronic waste (e-waste) pollution is expected to play an important role in the ecosystem. E-waste is an emerging type of pollutant, defined as the various forms of electrical and electronic material that have stopped being of value to their users or no longer satisfy their original purpose. In our study, the aim was to measure the awareness of young generations regarding the e-waste concept and to analyze how much young people are familiar with the regaining activities. To achieve the goal of this study, an e-waste survey of 9 multiple choice questions was formed in an online survey platform. This paper provides a panorama of the awareness, actual motives for change and disposal method, attitudes and other factors potentially explaining the intention to recycle, and deterrents to recycling. Keywords: e-waste, recycling, mobile phone, environment, statistics