Throughout my engagement activity experience I had focused on the development disposing Electronic Waste. Electronic waste has a been a huge contributor to a lot of the environmental problem across South East Asia specifically Singapore. I have been in contact with various different E-Waste companies, “Global E-Waste, NEA, Starhub”. As a result of expressing my views on the E-Waste project I had requested Global E-Waste to place electronic waste bins within my condo. This was a tough process as I had to come in contact with my condo manager and she had to get approval from the council in order to permit the use of E-Waste bins. In addition I had contacted Starhub about placing the E-Waste bins within school they had replied letting me know that the bins were already in place within our school and placed effectively. Starhub has however agreed to place further E-Waste bins within my condo itself however the process has taken a lot longer has their bins are in high demand. The Starhub distributors had a more persuasive bin as well as the bins were more accessible towards the public which is why it was my ideal option to get those placed within the condo.
While I had contacted multiple agencies there was not to say that there were challenges that occurred. A lot of the local E-Waste companies had only focuses on helping those who attend local schools and focus on developing the knowledge within them. Many of the companies i had talked to did not know that I was a Singaporean Citizen which drastically changed the way I approached them after I had told them I was. I have interviewed and talked to a sales manager of the company “Global E-Waste” asking about the effects of E-Waste and what the process was like. The process for this company was that it had just recently started off so getting permission from the NEA and government was a challenge however there main objective was to spread awareness as much as they could in order to help them promote the issue. Overall the engagement activity was a great process for me to raise awareness about the issue setting up surveys and sharing these effects with peers and family friends. I was glad to take a part in this political issue.