Analysis of household preferences on waste electrical and electronic equipment management

The management of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) has become an environmental concern in Malaysia due to its rapid growth. To address this issue, we tried to investigate the relationship between household’s willingness to pay (WTP) and WEEE management system in Kuala Lumpur, Mal...

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Main Authors:	Rafia, Afroz, Akhtar, Rulia, Masud, Muhammad Mehedi, Duasa, Jarita
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Language:	English
Published:	Inderscience Online 2015
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General)
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spelling	iium-545322017-07-15T01:50:26Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/54532/ Analysis of household preferences on waste electrical and electronic equipment management Rafia, Afroz Akhtar, Rulia Masud, Muhammad Mehedi Duasa, Jarita H Social Sciences (General) The management of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) has become an environmental concern in Malaysia due to its rapid growth. To address this issue, we tried to investigate the relationship between household’s willingness to pay (WTP) and WEEE management system in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In order to quantify household’s WTP for improved WEEE management system, we employed a contingent valuation method (CVM). The household’s WTP was then elicited through a series of face-to-face interviews of residents in 350 randomly selected households. The results showed that 73.52% of the households were willing to pay. The mean WTP was RM 23.47 ($8.09) per household monthly fee. In order to establish the relationship between endogenous variables and household’s WTP, a logistic regression model was constructed. It was found that education level, age and household income significantly affected households’ WTP for improving WEEE management system in Kuala Lumpur. Inderscience Online 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/54532/1/afroz2015.pdf Rafia, Afroz and Akhtar, Rulia and Masud, Muhammad Mehedi and Duasa, Jarita (2015) Analysis of household preferences on waste electrical and electronic equipment management. International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, 14 (2). pp. 116-131. ISSN 1474-6778 E-ISSN 1478-7466 http://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJESD.2015.068572 10.1504/IJESD.2015.068572
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description	The management of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) has become an environmental concern in Malaysia due to its rapid growth. To address this issue, we tried to investigate the relationship between household’s willingness to pay (WTP) and WEEE management system in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In order to quantify household’s WTP for improved WEEE management system, we employed a contingent valuation method (CVM). The household’s WTP was then elicited through a series of face-to-face interviews of residents in 350 randomly selected households. The results showed that 73.52% of the households were willing to pay. The mean WTP was RM 23.47 ($8.09) per household monthly fee. In order to establish the relationship between endogenous variables and household’s WTP, a logistic regression model was constructed. It was found that education level, age and household income significantly affected households’ WTP for improving WEEE management system in Kuala Lumpur.
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author	Rafia, Afroz Akhtar, Rulia Masud, Muhammad Mehedi Duasa, Jarita
author_facet	Rafia, Afroz Akhtar, Rulia Masud, Muhammad Mehedi Duasa, Jarita
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title	Analysis of household preferences on waste electrical and electronic equipment management
title_short	Analysis of household preferences on waste electrical and electronic equipment management
title_full	Analysis of household preferences on waste electrical and electronic equipment management
title_fullStr	Analysis of household preferences on waste electrical and electronic equipment management
title_full_unstemmed	Analysis of household preferences on waste electrical and electronic equipment management
title_sort	analysis of household preferences on waste electrical and electronic equipment management
publisher	Inderscience Online
publishDate	2015
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