As technology has been becoming more and more integrated into every aspect of our lives, the amount of electronic waste (e-waste) produced each day is increasing enormously. Thus, recycling and managing e-waste have become the attention of the world. However, only a small amount of e-waste all across the world was documented and recycled properly.
In response to this problem, Reynaldo Arya, a student of Law President University batch 2018 proposed an “E-Waste Entrepreneur” concept in the ITB Model United Nations (MUN) that was held in Courtyard Marriot, Bandung on 31 January – 2 February 2020. Reynaldo who represented Germany won the “Outstanding Delegate” award in the United Nations Environmental Programme Council.
According to Reynaldo, education is one of the key factors in improving e-waste management. “I think that by educating the proper standard towards the informal sector of the e-waste recyclers and collector, we would be able to collect and recycle e-waste better,” said Aldo.
He mentioned that introducing the “E-Waste Entrepreneur” to society will increase the number of e-waste collectors. It is saving the environment while increasing the employment rates at the same time. In addition, the poor way to recycle e-waste that could harm human health and the environment will also disappear. (SL)