TITLE:
Electronic Waste (E-Waste) Management at Selected Colleges of the Bulacan State University: Perspectives for Program Development
AUTHORS:
Gerald L. Meneses, Warlito M. Galita
KEYWORDS:
Electronic Waste, E-Waste, Bulacan State University, BSU
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.2 No.4,
April
22,
2015
ABSTRACT: This
action research explored the various issues of electronic waste (e-waste) at
the Bulacan State University (BSU) with the end view of promoting awareness,
education, and proper e-waste disposal. This research outlined the complex
issues that surround e-waste, its negative effects of its improper disposal and
policy recommendations to implement an effective e-waste management system in
the University. The study covered the 114 rooms in four (4) selected colleges
in the BSU Main Campus. The main survey instrument used in this study is standardized
e-waste survey instrument as used in a previous study of the University of
Edinburgh, Study on the Disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
(WEEE), 2007. The said instrument was slightly modified to fit the research
locale of the study. Based on the results of this study, the respondents are
fully aware of regarding the presence of e-waste in the University. The study
also found that there are a lot of electronic equipments in the University, and
for this reason, there is also a considerable amount of e-waste being
generated. The respondents also practiced only two e-waste disposal methods,
namely: 1) store at the warehouse and 2) hand over to e-waste collectors. On
the basis of the foregoing significant findings and conclusions of this study,
the following recommendations are offered: 1) the school should sponsor
seminars regarding proper e-waste management and disposal for students, faculty
and staff; 2) teachers are encouraged to inculcate positive values to their students
in terms of caring for the environment through proper e-waste disposal; 3) the
school administration may also consider the implementation of the proposed e-waste inventory management system so as to
further improve the current practices in the University, making it more
responsive to the challenges of today.