Madushanka, M.A.D.2019-04-092019-04-092019-029789550481255http://erepo.lib.uwu.ac.lk/bitstream/handle/123456789/208/171.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=yE-waste is the popular informal term for e-products nearing the end of their useful life and it has silently become one of the growing segment of our national waste stream. Ewaste can be defined as all secondary electronic-electrical appliances whether sold, donated, obsolete or broken. Migration from analogue to digital technology has influenced the replacement of new e-products and it also has intensified the growth of discarded electronic-electrical appliances as e-waste. The objectives of this study were to identify the consumption pattern of e-gadgets, the different modes of exposing e-waste into the environment and the level of awareness regarding the impacts of e-waste among special degree undergraduates of faculty of Arts. The study was conducted in the Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo as a case study, Out of 360 second year special degree undergraduates, 40 undergraduates were selected through the purposive sampling technique, structured questionnaires and two in-depth interviews to collect primary data. Results revealed 90% of respondents were known about e-waste before. According to the data outcome 42.5% of respondents claimed that Social Media were the key source of information about e-wastes. Though respondents have awareness about e-waste in various degrees the majority of both male and female respondents 95% were not much aware about the e-waste collecting bodies in Sri Lanka. When considering the health impacts of e-waste 65% of respondents were conscious about health impacts of e-wastes but 12.5% have reported that they were not totally aware of it. The awareness on e-waste among second year special degree undergraduates of the faculty of Arts is critically high, and the impact of social media as a source of information about e-waste has been a key factor of awareness regarding e-waste for them.enEnvironmental ScienceEnvironmental EngineeringGeochemistryEcologyOther