E-Waste Study
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E-waste study Name: ______________________________ Electrical and electronic devices mean equipment that require electricity to function. When these devices break or Class: _______________________________ are discarded, they become waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), also called E-waste. Date: _______________________________ 1.1. List the electrical and electronic equipment you find in your home: pcs pcs pcs pcs Mobile phone Refrigerator Mixer Washing machine Tablet Microwave oven Blender Tumble drier Computer Coffee machine Toaster Electric toothbrush Television Kettle Immersion blender Electric shaver Camera Stove Lamp Fan Electric toy Radio Torch Video game console Did you find other electronic/electrical equipment? _____________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ How many pieces of electronic/electrical equipment did you find in total? ___________________________ How many lamps did you find in total? _______________________________________________________ 2.2. Did you find any electronic/electric equipment that is no longer working or in use? Yes No Which device(s)? Devices that work but are no longer in use Devices that don’t work but could be fixed Devices that don’t work and can’t be fixed 3.3. What is the most recent new electronic/electric device you have bought or received? _________________________________________________________________________________ 4.4. If you bought a new device to replace an old one, what did you do with the old device? Check the box corresponding to the most appropriate option. I am still using it I took it back to the store I don’t use it anymore but haven’t thrown it out I sold it I threw it in the trash I took it to a recycling station I gave it to somebody Other, what? 5.5. If you have stored electronic/electrical devices that are no longer working or not in use anymore at home, what is the reason for doing so? Check the box corresponding to the most appropriate option. I don’t know where to take the old device I have thought of recycling, fixing or selling the device later I keep the device just in case I haven’t thought about it Other reason, please elaborate I haven’t stored any old equipment at home 6.6. What could you do yourself to reduce the amount of e-waste that is being generated? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 7.7. Were you familiar with e-waste before? Yes ______ No ______ .