Awareness of Reuse Reduce Recycle & Dispose of E-Waste in Chennai

Abstract

In this survey, I came to know that the development of area or city leads to the growth of E-waste, but the percentage of the public who are aware of E-waste is not growing up to the mark. The technical solutions, segregation process, preventive methods, skilled labors working on E-waste, modern technology adopted for disposal are very less in growing cities when compare to the metropolitan cities. I came to know about the urgency of creating awareness to every person using electronic gadgets about E-waste and its ill-effects on the human race. Segregation of metals and components while disposing of the E-waste also causes ill effects for the workers involved in that, as facilities like gloves, caps, masks are not available in poor countries. Dumping of E-waste into seas or in barren islands leads to water pollution, affecting aquatic and marine life. As most of Chennai is a coastal area, many small and medium industries and household E-wastes are releasing into the seas easily. The survey conducted in Chennai city reveals the immediate reaction to the proper disposal of E-waste.

Investigating Waste Segregation in Three-Star Hotels in the Takoradi Metropolis

“…Since tourist accommodation constitutes the largest sub-sector of the tourism industry, it therefore has undisputable wide impacts on the environment, rendering sustainability in the industry a priority issue. The impacts of hotels on the environment have been in the areas of energy consumption (Ganesan et al, 2021;Sally & Merrey, 2019), water consumption (Farah et al, 2020) solid and liquid waste generation; use of chemicals and atmospheric pollution and displacement of local communities (Sbeih, 2023).…”

“…The hotel industry mostly in developed countries and multinational hotel companies are initiating environmental management programmes (Ganesan et al, 2021;Sally & Merrey, 2019). Environmental management practices in the hotel industry include environmental policy formulation, green purchasing, compliance with environmental laws and regulations, environmental auditing, ecolabelling and certification, waste management and recycling, conservation, environmental education, pollution prevention, environmentally responsible marketing and support for local communities.…”

“…This indicates that a significant proportion of the workforce in three-star hotels in the Takoradi Metropolis is relatively young. Younger employees may possess more progressive attitudes towards environmental sustainability and waste management practices (Ganesan et al, 2021;Oteng-Ababio & Grant, 2020). Their active involvement in waste segregation initiatives can contribute to the effective implementation of waste management strategies within the hotels.…”

“…Because small hotels contribute to the waste problem in cities, any attempt to arrest the problem in cities is bound to fail if hotels are not included in such a plan (Chaabane et al, 2018;Ganesan, Ramesh, & Teja, 2021). As one of the main generators of waste, it is imperative that hotels champion waste management at the destination.…”

“…As one of the main generators of waste, it is imperative that hotels champion waste management at the destination. Wastes generated by hotels, if not properly managed, could have a debilitating effect on the environment (Ganesan et al, 2021). Dumping of waste at landfill sites often results in leaching and, thereby, polluting underground water sources.…”