E-waste Survey for Businesses

The Business of Electrical & Electronic Equipment (EEE)

This questionnaire has been designed to solicit feedback and inputs from businesses involved in the import/export, collection, treatment, disposal of of Electrical & Electronic Equipment (EEE) and the related Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) with the objective of assessing the level of knowledge of consumers for further development of tailored trainings and awareness raising activities.

The following questions have been selected to highlight the issues of e-waste that affect people on a daily basis. All respondents will remain anonymous.

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1. Contact Information

Full Name

Company/Organization

Address

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Country

Email Address

Phone Number

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2. How many employees has your company?

less than 50 employees

51-500 employees

501-1000 employees

More than 1000 employees

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3. Do you know what does “e-waste (or WEEE)” means?

Yes

I am not sure

Please elaborate your own definition of WEEE:

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4. Do you see e-waste as a serious problem? (Please rate on scale of 1 to 5)

1 - Not Serious

2 - Serious

3 - Neutral

4 - Very Serious

5 - Extremely Serious

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5. On a scale of 0-5, how much do you know about the materials used in electronic/electrical products?

0 - I know nothing

1 - I don't know much

2 - I know a bit

3 - I know more than average

4 - I know quite a lot

5 - I know about all stages

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6. Electronic waste can be hazardous for the environment because it contains toxic materials that can pollute the air or groundwater.

Yes

I don't know

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7. As far as you know, do any of the following electronic devices contain materials that are hazardous for the environment?
(Check boxes as appropriate)

Personal computers (desktop and laptop)

Monitors

Keyboards

Tablet computers

Cell phones (including smart phones)

Printers

Copying machines

None of the above

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8. To dispose of these devices, companies and individuals should:
(Check boxes as appropriate)

Put them in the trash so they can go in a landfill or incinerator

Return them to the retailer

Return them to the manufacturer

Recycle them with a certified recycler

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9. What do you do with working electronic/electrical products that you no longer use?

Put into storage

Give to a friend

Sell on as second-hand

Give it for free to non-profit organization, etc.

Take to local recycling centre

Strip for spare parts/materials

Other (please specify)

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10. What do you do with broken electronic/electrical products?

Put into storage

Give to a friend

Sell on as second-hand

Give away to non-profit organization, etc.

Take to local recycling centre

Strip for spare parts/materials

Other (please specify)

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11. Do you know what does EPR (extended producer responsibility) refers to?

Yes

if yes, is your company applying EPR?

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12. What do you see as the main challenges for improving WEEE management in your country?
(Check boxes as appropriate)

Collection points

Repairing

National legislation

Enforcement

Collection and Treatment

Recycling and Disposal

Capacity Building and Awareness Raising

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13. What should be done to facilitate the management of WEEE in your country?

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14. What type of training modality would be more beneficial for you?
(Check boxes as appropriate)

Instructor-led training

Train-the-trainers

Webinar training

E-learning (online training)

Blended learning (mix of face-to-face and online training)

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15. What type of training materials would be more effective and easy to use?
(Check boxes as appropriate)

Power point (slide decks)

Training Manuals

Workbook

Exercise sheets

Online courses

Videos

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16. Does your employer sponsor any of the following activities?

Volunteer activities

Recycling events

Household electronics collection events

E-waste collection events

Educational events (fair, festival, etc.)

Other (please specify)

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17. What types of electronic devices have been imported and/or disposed of?

Cooling and freezing equipment

Lamps

Small equipment

Screens and monitors

Large equipment

Small IT and telecommunication equipment

Other (please specify)

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18. How much electronic wastes have been disposed on average per year?

100kg

More than 200kg

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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19. Does your company have its own e-waste management plan?

Yes

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20. Which disposal methods have been used for e-waste?

Send to a recycling centre

Dump into landfills

Return damaged electronic device to the producer

Other (please specify)

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21. Where does your company dispose e-waste?
(check boxes as appropriate)

In the region

At national level

In a foreign country

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22. Would your company be interested in recycling damaged electronic items instead of dumping into landfills?

Yes

Maybe

Other (please specify)

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23. Have you seen an increase in e-waste within your company over the last decade?

Yes

Not sure

E-waste Survey for Businesses

The Business of Electrical & Electronic Equipment (EEE)

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1. Contact Information

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2. How many employees has your company?

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3. Do you know what does “e-waste (or WEEE)” means?

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4. Do you see e-waste as a serious problem? (Please rate on scale of 1 to 5)

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5. On a scale of 0-5, how much do you know about the materials used in electronic/electrical products?

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6. Electronic waste can be hazardous for the environment because it contains toxic materials that can pollute the air or groundwater.

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7. As far as you know, do any of the following electronic devices contain materials that are hazardous for the environment?(Check boxes as appropriate)

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8. To dispose of these devices, companies and individuals should:(Check boxes as appropriate)

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9. What do you do with working electronic/electrical products that you no longer use?

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10. What do you do with broken electronic/electrical products?

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11. Do you know what does EPR (extended producer responsibility) refers to?

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12. What do you see as the main challenges for improving WEEE management in your country?(Check boxes as appropriate)

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13. What should be done to facilitate the management of WEEE in your country?

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14. What type of training modality would be more beneficial for you?(Check boxes as appropriate)

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15. What type of training materials would be more effective and easy to use?(Check boxes as appropriate)

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16. Does your employer sponsor any of the following activities?

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17. What types of electronic devices have been imported and/or disposed of?

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18. How much electronic wastes have been disposed on average per year?

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19. Does your company have its own e-waste management plan?

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20. Which disposal methods have been used for e-waste?

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21. Where does your company dispose e-waste?(check boxes as appropriate)

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22. Would your company be interested in recycling damaged electronic items instead of dumping into landfills?

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23. Have you seen an increase in e-waste within your company over the last decade?

7. As far as you know, do any of the following electronic devices contain materials that are hazardous for the environment?
(Check boxes as appropriate)

8. To dispose of these devices, companies and individuals should:
(Check boxes as appropriate)

12. What do you see as the main challenges for improving WEEE management in your country?
(Check boxes as appropriate)

14. What type of training modality would be more beneficial for you?
(Check boxes as appropriate)

15. What type of training materials would be more effective and easy to use?
(Check boxes as appropriate)

21. Where does your company dispose e-waste?
(check boxes as appropriate)