Collecting end-of-life mobile phones in jakarta: A pilot

Abstract

Currently mobile phone is one of the products that have the most rapid technology development. This leads to an increasing number of mobile phone consumption around the world, and also in Indonesia. However, this consumption also resulted in a problem in its end-of-life management. This paper aims to test the actual consumer behavior in recycling their end-of-life electronics, especially mobile phones, compared to previously conducted survey. The test was performed through a pilot project. Three locations in Jakarta Greater Area were selected as the pilot location. There are three performance indicators used in this research, which are participation rate, return rate, and cost. The pilot project showed that although people were willing to recycle, in fact they are still reluctant to contribute. Furthermore, compared to the existing network using the informal sector, this collection method is still less economical.