Electronic waste (e-waste) comprises of waste from information and communication technology (ICT) equipment, devices and materials as well as others such as refrigerators, televisions, and air conditioners. Particularly, e-waste handling has become a major issue in recent times due to the increasing number of computer and wireless telephone users. Mostly, in developing countries, e-waste are usually improperly disposed of by burying, burning, employing unconventional or unsafe recycling methods and in the extreme, by doing nothing – simply storing the unusable e-waste away. Having recognized that large institutions are major consumers of electronic products, this paper presents a study of e-waste management practices at two institutions in Nigeria that were established in the 70‘s. They were selected for their age in the expectation that electronic products would have been purchased and disposed over the past 30 years or more. A questionnaire was used to obtain data from departments in the institutions and the data collected analyzed using descriptive statistics and the chi-square test at the 0.05 level of significance. The findings from the study are presented as a comparison of both institutions and recommendations are made towards the green disposal of e-waste in the institutions.
Keywords/Index Terms—e-waste, EEE, green disposal, ICT waste, WEEE.