Ecommunity : a mobile e-waste community framework
The utilization of electronics in our everyday life is almost as important as our very existence in this fast-paced globalized world, but the effective management and long term effects of the resultant waste has not fully been grasped by consumers. As reported by UNEP, 20 to 50 million metric ton...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English English |
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2014
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/14840/1/ECOMMUNITY%20A%20MOBILE%20EWASTE%20COMMUNITY%2024pages.pdf http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/14840/2/Ecommunity%20a%20mobile%20e-waste%20community%20framework.pdf http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/14840/ https://plh.utem.edu.my/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=91013 |
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| Institution: | Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka |
| Language: | English English |
| Summary: | The utilization of electronics in our everyday life is almost as important as our very existence
in this fast-paced globalized world, but the effective management and long term effects of
the resultant waste has not fully been grasped by consumers. As reported by UNEP, 20 to
50 million metric tonnes of e-waste are generated worldwide every year are comprising more
than 5 percent of all municipal solid waste and approximately less than 25 percent out of
these amount of e-waste being recycle. The remaining of e-waste are either stockpiled in
garages, closets or when thrown away they end up in landfills or incinerators and more
recently they are exported to Asia. In order to highlight this concern, the purpose of this
research is to figure out the level of awareness among the community in practicing proper
e-waste management. The research case study will take place in Universiti Teknikal
Malaysia Melaka (UTeM). This study will review and analyse the level of knowledge and
awareness from the perspective of UTeM community which include the staffs and students,
in handling their e-waste. There are two main approaches which are combination of
qualitative and quantitative techniques being implemented in this research in order to get the
most accurate result. From the result gathered, a mobile social communication framework
for e-waste management will be proposed which function as a platform to inform, alert and
update the community on the issues with regards to e-waste. This system aimed able to
educate and increase the awareness among the community in taking care of their
environment. |
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