Exploring Pupils’ Knowledge and Awareness of E-Waste Recycling in Greece

计算机工程与设计 Pub Date : 2022-09-23 DOI:10.1109/SEEDA-CECNSM57760.2022.9932919

M. Angelaki, T. Karvounidis, C. Douligeris

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To promote environmental sustainability by means of e-waste recycling, it is necessary to raise environmental awareness among young adults. This awareness should aim to represent ‘the new generation’ that contributes considerably to electronic equipment consumption growth. This paper describes the two stages process that we followed to raise awareness and to explore pupils’ knowledge and attitudes related to e-waste management and recycling in Greece. We report the original outcomes exported from a secondary education group of pupils who participated in a project about e-waste recycling and sustainability in the first stage and filled out a questionnaire in the second stage. We analyze their responses in order to elicit prior knowledge on e-waste and their - after the first stage - perceptions, sustainability awareness and intention to recycle their e-waste. The results indicate that education for e-waste recycling awareness is critical in achieving environmental-related skills, behaviour and attitudes consistent with sustainable development and the protection of the planet. In addition, many pupils have the intention and want to contribute to e-waste recycling as they understand its purpose and the subsequent environmental benefits.

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探讨希腊小学生对电子废物回收的知识和意识

为了通过电子垃圾回收来促进环境的可持续性，有必要提高年轻人的环保意识。这种意识应该旨在代表对电子设备消费增长做出重大贡献的“新一代”。本文描述了两个阶段的过程，我们遵循提高认识和探索学生的知识和态度有关的电子废物管理和回收在希腊。我们报告了一个中学教育小组的学生输出的原始结果，他们在第一阶段参加了一个关于电子废物回收和可持续发展的项目，并在第二阶段填写了一份问卷。我们分析了他们的反应，以引出他们对电子垃圾的先验知识，以及他们在第一阶段之后的感知、可持续性意识和回收电子垃圾的意图。结果表明，电子废物回收意识的教育对于实现与可持续发展和保护地球一致的环境相关技能、行为和态度至关重要。此外，许多学生有意图并希望为电子废物回收做出贡献，因为他们了解其目的和随后的环境效益。

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