Computer waste management and awareness

Increasing volume of discarded electric and electrical waste (e-waste) in waste stream is one of the critical environmental issues faced by many countries. A survey was conducted in 2014 and 2015 at Johor Bahru Tengah (Western Zone) namely Skudai, Gelang Patah, Kangkar Pulai, Lima Kedai and Ulu Choh covering 600 public respondents and 65 randomly selected retailers. The objectives of the study were to identify the awareness among public and retailers on the management of computer waste as well as to estimates recycled computer waste. It is aimed at developing profiles of recyclers among public and computer retailers. Collected data were analysed using Predictive Analytics Software (PASW). Even though awareness on environmental risk of computer waste for both public and retailers were high, it did not reflect in their handling. Based on bivariate analysis, education was found to be significant at 99 percent confident level (p<0.01) in affecting awareness level. However for retailers, both the role of education and working experience were significant (i.e., p