Collecting E-waste Through E-Commerce

Abstract

There is presently no reliable system in place in Bangladesh for the safe disposal of electrical waste (e-waste). Therefore, our strategy is to gather e-waste from customers and then sell it to the accredited Recycler, the Televisions, air conditioners, laptops, mobile phones, IT equipment, refrigerators, and electric fans are typical sources of e-waste. Precious metals including gold, silver, copper, iron, and a few other heavy metals are present in such goods. An investigation by Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology found that the country generates almost 400,000 metric tons of this e-waste annually. Only 3% of the entire garbage produced, according to the report, gets submitted for recycling. The most popular way of disposal is to burn it in a pit outside under the open sky, however this releases hazardous chemicals into the environment, endangering both human health and the ecology. We have developed a method to stop this by gathering user-generated e-waste via mobile apps and websites, preventing it from ending up in the hands of illegal purchasers who don't know how to recycle the items safely and sell them to the authorized vendor. Users may quickly and simply sell their old electronics to us at a fair market price by utilizing our mobile application. In our company strategy, we primarily use the C2B and B2B business models. A consumer must first establish a profile in our mobile applications using their Gmail account in order to sell any secondhand electronics. After creating a profile on one of our websites or mobile applications, a consumer is presented with a number of choices, including Products, Brand, Usage Time, Initial Buying Price, Description of Current Condition, and Attached a Photo or Video File. The seedling process begins with choosing the product to sell, whether it's a mobile phone, TV, refrigerator, etc. The second choice is choosing the brand, such as Samsung, Nokia, Apple, etc., that represents your product. In the third option, you must enter the goods' original list price into our applications. Following that, a 150-word description of the product's present state is required. The last option is to submit a 5-MB-or-less photo or video of the product. Immediately after a user completes all the steps and clicks the next button, a sell request is sent to our operation team. After our system judges all the options the user entered, an AI-based ©Daffodil International University 2 automation price is then displayed in the apps, and the user can choose to sell their product at that price. If a consumer wants to sell anything after viewing the pricing, they must click the confirmation button. After that, an automated SMS will be sent to the customer's mobile phone. Within 24 hours, our delivery person will pick up the items from the customers. When it comes to the buyer's perspective, a firm that wants to purchase e-waste from us must register on one of our websites or mobile applications using their trade license. They may then see our product categories, brands, and inventory. A buyer may use our app or websites to submit a purchase request to our operation team after selecting all of his selections and basing it on his requirements. Following confirmation of the purchase, our operating team will enter into a direct contract with the buyer, and the further steps will be addressed during a private meeting. Without utilizing any applications or websites, the consumer may also enter a straight contract with us and purchase our items. However, our website will include an auction mechanism for customers from abroad. Additionally, we will directly export our goods by negotiating an agreement with a foreign client.