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Mobile phone design with extended producer responsibility approach

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Background The increasing demand and use of electronic devices caused a very high and uncontrollable amount of WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment). One of the many devices with huge amount of waste was mobile phone. The main factors causing such problem included: producer’s irresponsibility towards products’ end-of-life phase, a high level on mobile phone dismantling difficulty, and a low level of user awareness. The aim of this study was to design a mobile phone with low level dismantling difficulty, along with educating users about the importance of processing mobile phone waste, with EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) approach. Methods During the design process, researcher conducted a variety of literature studies, observations, interviews, and surveys towards professionals, users, and mobile phone repairmen. The method that was used for this study was design cycle, this was done to ensure the direction and objective of the research remain clear throughout the design process. Results The output of this research is a 3D printed mobile phone prototype that can be dismantled by both professional and non-professional users. The development in architectural design inside the mobile phone resulting in component integration that does not need the presence of adhesive substance. For all the connection occurred on the logic board are using pogo pin. Users can send the mobile phone back to the producer after the disassembly process has been done. Conclusion Easy-to-dismantle mobile phone, along with user involvement in sending it back to the producer succeeds on solving the problem of uncontrolled WEEE, along with raising users’ awareness towards recycling their unused mobile phones.

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Author(s)
D. C. Sugandha
A. B. Junianto
Year
2022
Book Title
Waste Management: Strategies, Challenges and Future Directions
Book Editor(s)
Gopal Sahoo, Nanda;
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Pages
295 - 313
ISBN/ISSN
978-1-68507-369-5
DOI
10.52305/SBRJ2174
URL
https://doi.org/10.52305/SBRJ2174
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