Assessing the level of Public Awareness about

Electronic waste(e-waste) in Greater Kampala

Metropolitan Area (GKMA)

Presentation to

By John Bosco K. Kavuma,

Founder & CEO
Imperial Royale Hotel, Kampala 23rd Oct 2019
 Outline
• Purpose & Objectives
• Scope
• Methodology
• Findings
• Recommendations
• Author’s profile
 Purpose & Objective
Purpose:
to inform policies and practices on effective management of
electronic waste.
Specific objectives:
1. Investigate the level of awareness among public on electronic
waste.
2. Identify challenges inhibiting public awareness about e-waste.
3. Recommend strategies for enhancing public awareness about e-
waste
 Scope
Study area: Greater Kampala
Metropolitan area:
• Kampala Capital City,
• Mukono,
• Wakiso, and
• Mpigi.
Justification: The GKMA is the main centre
of economic activity within Uganda.
 10% of the country’s population,
 A third of the Gross Domestic
Product (GDP)
 46% of all formal employment in
the country.
 Methodology
5-Step Approach
• CSPro
• Stata 12
Dissemination
Reporting
a) General
Awareness Data Analysis
b) Risks &
Dangers
c) e-waste M’gt
Administering
& disposal Qn
policies Google forms
Survey Social media
design Website
Email
Physical
 Characteristics of Respondents
Q37.52 Age | Freq. Percent Cum.
-------------+-----------------------------------
18-25 | 222 48.68 48.68
26-35 | 122 26.75 75.44
36-45 | 58 12.72 88.16
46-55 | 36 7.89 96.05
56 and above | 18 3.95 100.00
-------------+-----------------------------------
Total | 456 100.00

Level of |
education | Freq. Percent Cum.
Demographic characteristics of respondents ------------+-----------------------------------
Primary | 55 12.06 12.06
Sex | Freq. Percent Cum. Secondary | 64 14.04 26.10
Certificate | 33 7.24 33.33
------------+----------------------------------- Diploma | 86 18.86 52.19
Male | 262 57.71 57.71 Degree | 187 41.01 93.20
Female | 192 42.29 100.00 Masters | 27 5.92 99.12
PhD | 4 0.88 100.00
------------+----------------------------------- ------------+-----------------------------------
Total | 454 100.00 Total | 456 100.00
 Findings
1. GENERAL AWARENESS ON e-WASTE
FACT SHEET

67%
• Heard About e-Waste

33%
• Not heard about e-waste

92%
• Awareness largely Masters degree holders

75%
• Age brackets 25-35 years
 Findings…..
1. GENERAL AWARENESS ON e-WASTE FACT SHEET

Information sources on e-waste among public

| Percent of Percent | Q1.11 Heard about
Inform source on e-waste | Frequency responses of cases | e-waste
----------------------------------+----------------------------------- Age | Yes No | Total
1 National Environment | 18 5.19 6.23
Regulatory Agency |
-------------+----------------------+----------
2 Attending workshop or seminar | 36 10.37 12.46 18-25 | 146 75 | 221
3 Study or research | 150 43.23 51.90 | 66.06 33.94 | 100.00
4 Advert or announcements | 111 31.99 38.41 -------------+----------------------+----------
5 Other | 32 9.22 11.07
----------------------------------+-----------------------------------
26-35 | 92 30 | 122
Total | 347 100.00 120.07 | 75.41 24.59 | 100.00
-------------+----------------------+----------
36-45 | 33 25 | 58
Knowledge levels about e-waste | 56.90 43.10 | 100.00
-------------+----------------------+----------
46-55 | 24 12 | 36
| Heard about | 66.67 33.33 | 100.00
| e-waste -------------+----------------------+----------
Q36.51 Sex | Yes No | Total 56 and above | 10 8| 18
-----------+----------------------+---------- | 55.56 44.44 | 100.00
Male | 179 82 | 261 -------------+----------------------+----------
Total | 305 150 | 455
| 68.58 31.42 | 100.00 | 67.03 32.97 | 100.00
-----------+----------------------+----------
Female | 126 66 | 192
| 65.63 34.38 | 100.00
-----------+----------------------+----------
Total | 305 148 | 453
| 67.33 32.67 | 100.00
 Findings…..
1. GENERAL AWARENESS ON e-WASTE FACT SHEET

| Heard about
Level of | e-waste
education | Yes No | Total
------------+----------------------+----------
Primary | 23 32 | 55
| 41.82 58.18 | 100.00
------------+----------------------+----------
Secondary | 38 26 | 64
| 59.38 40.63 | 100.00
------------+----------------------+----------
Certificate | 19 14 | 33
| 57.58 42.42 | 100.00
------------+----------------------+----------
Diploma | 58 27 | 85
| 68.24 31.76 | 100.00
------------+----------------------+----------
Degree | 138 49 | 187
| 73.80 26.20 | 100.00
------------+----------------------+----------
Masters | 26 1 | 27
| 96.30 3.70 | 100.00
------------+----------------------+----------
PhD | 3 1 | 4
| 75.00 25.00 | 100.00
------------+----------------------+----------
Total | 305 150 | 455
| 67.03 32.97 | 100.00
 Findings…..
1. GENERAL AWARENESS ON e-WASTE FACT SHEET

Specific knowledge about e-waste

| Percent of Percent
What is known about e-waste | Frequency responses of cases
----------------------------------+-----------------------------------
1 Old computers and electronics | 202 33.01 59.59
such as TV phones |
refrigerators |
2 Used electronic and electric | 142 23.20 41.89
equipment dumped into |
countries |
3 Discarded equipment, damaged | 152 24.84 44.84
equipment, unrepairable |
equipment |
4 There are dangerous to | 68 11.11 20.06
environment |
5 They contain value resources | 44 7.19 12.98
and people earning money from |
them |
6 Other | 4 0.65 1.18
----------------------------------+-----------------------------------
Total | 612 100.00 180.53
 Findings…..
2. Risks & Dangers of e-Waste

Health Environ
risks Risks
Yes-83% Yes -87%

No –
17% No- 13%
 Findings…..
2. Risks & Dangers of e-Waste
e-waste related health risks
| Percent of Percent
E-waste health risks | Frequency responses of cases
----------------------------------+-----------------------------------
1 Birth defects | 59 7.21 15.69
2 Cancers | 256 31.30 68.09
3 Respiratory infections | 72 8.80 19.15
4 Poisoning | 158 19.32 42.02
5 Exposure to dangerous | 176 21.52 46.81
chemicals |
6 Risk of fire outbreak | 83 10.15 22.07
7 Other | 14 1.71 3.72
----------------------------------+-----------------------------------
Total | 818 100.00 217.55

Known e-waste risks to environment

| Percent of Percent
E-waste risks to environment | Frequency responses of cases
---------------------------------+-----------------------------------
1 Air pollution | 127 12.20 31.91
2 Water pollution | 182 17.48 45.73
3 Soil contamination & toxicity | 239 22.96 60.05
4 Dangerous chemicals | 129 12.39 32.41
5 Risk of fire outbreak | 73 7.01 18.34
6 Death of biodiversity | 109 10.47 27.39
7 Littering | 177 17.00 44.47
8 Other | 5 0.48 1.26
---------------------------------+-----------------------------------
Total | 1041 100.00 261.56
 Findings…..
3. Awareness about e-Waste Policies & Legislations

Ewaste E-waste
collection Legal &
schemes Policy
Yes-14% Yes -24%

No –
85% No- 76%
 Findings…..
3. Awareness about e-Waste Policies & Legislations

Know legal & policy frameworks for e-waste regulation

known legal & policy frameworks | Frequency responses of cases

----------------------------------+-----------------------------------
1 National Environment | 67 33.00 58.26
Management Act 2019 |
2 Uganda National e-waste policy | 57 28.08 49.57
and strategy 2012 |
3 Uganda National electrical and | 44 21.67 38.26
electronic Waste Management |
Guidelines 2015 |
4 National ICT policy | 35 17.24 30.43
----------------------------------+-----------------------------------
Total | 203 100.00 176.52
 Findings…..
3. Awareness about e-Waste Policies & Legislations

| Percent of Percent
Public institution for e-waste | Frequency responses of cases
----------------------------------+-----------------------------------
1 Ministry of Water and | 129 16.93 28.41
Environment |
2 Ministry of Information and | 129 16.93 28.41
Communication Technology |
3 National Environment Management| 257 33.73 56.61
Authority |
4 National Information | 62 8.14 13.66
Technology Authority |
5 Uganda National Bureau of | 178 23.36 39.21
Standards |
6 Other | 7 0.92 1.54
----------------------------------+-----------------------------------
Total | 762 100.00 167.84
 Recommendations
1. There is a need for increase public awareness activities about e-waste in
general and most importantly the risks and dangers about e-waste.
 awareness should leverage on expanding use of social media & mobile based
applications
 Need to enhance e-waste awareness in schools – through e-waste activities like
e-waste clubs, challenges/competitions and curriculum

2. Need for systematic operationalization of e-waste management policies and

strategies
 Awareness
 Establishment of Collection centres
 E-waste handling facilities
3. Enhance awareness on sound e-waste management practices
 Apprenticeship & attachments
 Training of E-Waste Collectors & Handlers
 Recommendations
4.Documentation and Knowledge
Management
 Need for documenting and profiling
existing knowledge and practices
Need to document best practices
elsewhere to enhance benchmarking
Create a national e-waste information
management systems (eIMS)
 About the Authors
Authors
Position Name Qualification

1. John Bosco Kintu Kavuma, Lead Researcher MBA, ME-EPM, BSC-ECON,

PMP® PGD ICT Policy & Regulation
2. Dr. Jonathan Serugunda Co-Researcher PhD Telecom Engineering

3. Ms Deborah Kulabako Field Coordinator BSC (EDUC), PGD ICT Policy &
Regulation

4. Mr. Martin Kasozi Data Analyst BA (SS),

5. Mr Leo Muliika Data Collection Tool Diploma Telecommunications

Eng, BSC Telecom Eng
(Student)
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