Extended consumer responsibility in the management of electrical and electronic waste in southeastern Barranquilla

Electrical and electronic waste, in the first two decades of this century, has increased, due to the boost in productivity and the demand for these products, as well as the high impact of the advertising campaigns that promote their consumption. The objective of the article was to define the Extended Responsibility of the Consumer in the management of Electrical and Electronic Waste, from the southeast of Barranquilla, the research methodology was quantitative, a Likert scale instrument was applied to the population under study of 150, consumers, over 18 years of age, from households in the south east of Barranquilla, the research technique was the survey. The result obtained shows that the extended responsibility of the consumer is explained by the indifferencethat they present to the minimization of technological waste, based on the high ignorance of consumers in relation to the dangerous substances of this type of waste, and the harmful for the environment and society, it was concluded that consumers lack responsible practices in the management of Electrical and Electronic Waste; Therefore,it is imperative to promote the principle of responsible consumption as the main axis to face in a timely manner the prevailing need to reduce technological waste.