DETERMINANTS OF HOUSEHOLDS’ E-WASTE DISPOSAL IN SOUTHWESTERN STATES, NIGERIA

Abstract

In view of the complex composition of e-waste and its resultant implications for e-waste disposal decision among constituents, including households, at the microlevel; empirical evidences on factors predisposing consumer e-waste disposal behavior, particularly for specific e-waste category would enrich decision making on sustainable e-waste management plan in developing country context. It is on this premise/background that we examined determinants of households’ e-waste disposal decision for specific e-waste categories at local level in selected States – Lagos and Oyo States, Southwestern Nigeria. Using a 2018 household data set collected through questionnaire survey, and subjected to descriptive and inferential analytical tools. This study finds differences in the factors influencing households’ e-waste disposal decision between the two States and even within each states, for each e-waste category considered. Inconvenience, value reward, non-implementation/lack of e-waste legislation/policy and lack of e-waste collection/take back system were predominant determinants of households’ decision to store or dispose the e-waste categories in the study area. The study result has positive implications for sustained e-waste management plan and action at local levels, and more specifically for the study area.