Share Paper: Exploring the role of e-learning in reducing E-waste

  1. Meity Panambunan-Ferse, Department of Mathematics and Computer ScienceUniversity of BremenGermany, Germany
  2. Andreas Breiter, Department of Mathematics and Computer ScienceUniversity of BremenGermany, Germany
Wednesday, October 23 3:05-3:25 PM Versailles 2

Abstract: Due to rapid ICT development, electronic waste (E-waste) poses increasing risks to the environment and public health. Currently, smartphones and tablet computers are omnipresent devices with very rapid development in technology and the features they offer. As usage of ICT devices is projected to become more widespread with the current and future generations, E-waste is bound to increase greatly in the future. End users play an important role in ensuring the proper treatment of their E-waste, and raising their awareness regarding this issue through education thus is of critical importance. As those responsible for the highest turnover of mobile devices ...