What Drives Individuals to Dispose of Waste Mobile Phones? A Case Study in Indonesia
While end-of-life mobile phones make up a growing fraction of the total volume of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) generated worldwide, their collection rate remains low. In order to address this problem, it is necessary to understand individual consumers’ disposal behaviors, esp...
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| author | Romadhani Ardi Billy Muhamad Iqbal Sekarsyifa Sesarea Komarudin Komarudin |
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| description | While
end-of-life mobile phones make up a growing fraction of the total volume of
waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) generated worldwide, their
collection rate remains low. In order to address this problem, it is necessary
to understand individual consumers’ disposal behaviors, especially in the
context of developing countries. Accordingly, the aim of this study is to
assess the determinants of disposal behaviors regarding waste mobile phones in
a country lacking well-established systems. This study conceptualizes a model
based on the theory of planned behavior and proposes five types of disposal
behaviors: keeping, reselling, donating, recycling, and discarding. Models were
tested using a survey administered to residents of Jakarta, Indonesia. Through
use of structural equation modeling, this study shows that improving
environmental awareness can stimulate subsequent responsible disposal
behaviors. It also reveals that throwing waste mobile phones into mixed bins is
common practice in Indonesia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-82f69613745741ae8120a0d80a7503672023-01-02T04:51:41ZengUniversitas IndonesiaInternational Journal of Technology2086-96142087-21002020-07-0111363164110.14716/ijtech.v11i3.38553855What Drives Individuals to Dispose of Waste Mobile Phones? A Case Study in IndonesiaRomadhani Ardi0Billy Muhamad Iqbal1Sekarsyifa Sesarea2Komarudin Komarudin3Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Kampus UI Depok, Depok 16424, IndonesiaDepartment of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Kampus UI Depok, Depok 16424, IndonesiaDepartment of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Kampus UI Depok, Depok 16424, IndonesiaDepartment of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Kampus UI Depok, Depok 16424, IndonesiaWhile end-of-life mobile phones make up a growing fraction of the total volume of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) generated worldwide, their collection rate remains low. In order to address this problem, it is necessary to understand individual consumers’ disposal behaviors, especially in the context of developing countries. Accordingly, the aim of this study is to assess the determinants of disposal behaviors regarding waste mobile phones in a country lacking well-established systems. This study conceptualizes a model based on the theory of planned behavior and proposes five types of disposal behaviors: keeping, reselling, donating, recycling, and discarding. Models were tested using a survey administered to residents of Jakarta, Indonesia. Through use of structural equation modeling, this study shows that improving environmental awareness can stimulate subsequent responsible disposal behaviors. It also reveals that throwing waste mobile phones into mixed bins is common practice in Indonesia.https://ijtech.eng.ui.ac.id/article/view/3855confirmatory factor analysisdisposal behaviorstructural equation modelingtheory of planned behaviorwaste electrical and electronic equipment (weee)waste mobile phones |
| spellingShingle | Romadhani Ardi Billy Muhamad Iqbal Sekarsyifa Sesarea Komarudin Komarudin What Drives Individuals to Dispose of Waste Mobile Phones? A Case Study in Indonesia International Journal of Technology confirmatory factor analysis disposal behavior structural equation modeling theory of planned behavior waste electrical and electronic equipment (weee) waste mobile phones |
| title | What Drives Individuals to Dispose of Waste Mobile Phones? A Case Study in Indonesia |
| title_full | What Drives Individuals to Dispose of Waste Mobile Phones? A Case Study in Indonesia |
| title_fullStr | What Drives Individuals to Dispose of Waste Mobile Phones? A Case Study in Indonesia |
| title_full_unstemmed | What Drives Individuals to Dispose of Waste Mobile Phones? A Case Study in Indonesia |
| title_short | What Drives Individuals to Dispose of Waste Mobile Phones? A Case Study in Indonesia |
| title_sort | what drives individuals to dispose of waste mobile phones a case study in indonesia |
| topic | confirmatory factor analysis disposal behavior structural equation modeling theory of planned behavior waste electrical and electronic equipment (weee) waste mobile phones |
| url | https://ijtech.eng.ui.ac.id/article/view/3855 |
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