Awareness, Attitude, and Practices of Guimaras State College (GSC) Personnel on E-waste Management

Abstract

Electronic waste (e-waste) is the fastest growing waste stream, and its disposal is a major environmental concern in all parts of the world. These waste components are responsible for hazardous pollution of the environment and affect the health of the population. This study was carried out to ascertain the GSC Personnel’s level of awareness, attitude, and practices on e-waste management, their mode of disposal of the e-waste and their awareness of the dangers inherent in the improper handling and disposal of wastes. The study made used of descriptive research design. Data were collected from 73 faculty and staff respondents. Likert Scale and Positive-Negative scale were adopted for the analysis of the data. The findings of the study revealed that majority of the personnel were in the age bracket of 18 to 25 years old, female, single, baccalaureate degree holder and casual personnel of GSC. High level of awareness and Positive attitudes of the GSC personnel were found regardless of their ages, sexes, civil status, degrees, and positions. Moreover, moderate level of practices was found in terms of age, sex, civil status, degree, and position. However, low level of practices was found on the personnel with doctoral degree. The level of awareness of the respondents were significantly influenced by their degree and position in the organization, in which those baccalaureate degree holders show a higher level of awareness while undergraduate personnel have higher positive attitude, and master’s degree holder has a higher level of practices on e-waste management compared to other degrees of the respondents. There were no significant differences in the levels of awareness, attitude, and practices when grouped according to sex, age, and civil status. While there were significant differences in the level of awareness, attitude, and practices of the respondents in terms of degree and position. Furthermore, there were significant relationships between attitude and awareness and also between practices and attitude.