A Social Platform that Facilitates the Movement, Recycling, and Disposal of Electronic Gadgets and Other Forms of Technological Waste

Abstract

The website aids the user in the process of gathering used or damaged devices for the purpose of repurposing them into new products or disposing of them in an environmentally safe and innocuous manner. Where three services—recycling, disposal, and moving—are accessible on the premises. The website is dedicated to electronic devices, including notebooks, smartwatches, computers, phones, and tablets. The website facilitates direct payment via the user's bank card number subsequent to the service selection process. Additionally, the website ensures the user's security by enabling them to input their private information in a confidential manner, protected by a password.

Country : Sultanate of Oman

1 Hakim Hamed Thani Bani-Oraba2 Ahoud Salam Hamood AL-Nadhairia3 Shaima Mohammed Khamis AL-Rashdi4 Jeelani Basha Kattubadi

  1. Department of Information Technology, University of Technology and Applied Sciences – Ibra, Sultanate of Oman
  2. Department of Information Technology, University of Technology and Applied Sciences – Ibra, Sultanate of Oman
  3. Department of Information Technology, University of Technology and Applied Sciences – Ibra, Sultanate of Oman
  4. Department of Information Technology, University of Technology and Applied Sciences – Ibra, Sultanate of Oman

IRJIET, Volume 7, Issue 12, December 2023 pp. 242-248

doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2023.712033

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