Participatory ergonomics in developing e-waste collection network of UNTAR-UPH industrial engineering students

Abstract By using the principle of circular economy, the value of products and materials is maintained and utilized as long as possible, so that the landfill can be limited as little as possible. Electronic devices that are no longer used sooner or later will end up at the final processing site such as landfills or incinerators, where they will release toxic material into the air, soil and water, whereas the circular economy concept for e-waste can also be applied. Therefore, this research aims to make a small to medium size e-waste collection pilot project within the scope of UNTAR and UPH industrial engineering students, with participatoryergonomic approach. The research method used is action research anddata collected includes the number of core team students’ participation, the amount of participation outside the core team, the form of participation, the network created, the average length of time for e-waste storage before donating, the amount of e-waste per category. In this project there were 102 students involved and divided into 19 groups. Total e-waste collected was 738 pieces.