Socio-economic parameters that influence the disposal of refrigerators and televisions in an urban area of Colombia

José Fabián Ríos Obando, Lina Marcela Sánchez Vásquez and Libardo Carlos Vargas Taborda

Technology in Society, 2021, vol. 64, issue C

Abstract: The article presents a correlational study conducted in 2018, with people from different socioeconomic strata in the city of Armenia, Quindío; intermediate city of Colombia, developing country. The study allows associating socioeconomic variables with the efficient management of waste from refrigerators and televisions, through the use of the Pearson coefficient, determination and the Durvin-Watson test.

Keywords: Electrical and electronic devices; Waste; Consumption habits; Final disposal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q56 Q58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2020.101450

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