E Waste Recycling Awareness in Young Adults in Malaysia: An Interactive Courseware
E waste is becoming one of the fastest growing waste globally with an estimation of 1.11 million metric tonnes in 2020 due to the rapid growth of electronic and electrical waste. Improper recycling of e waste will expose the hazardous compounds contained in e waste such as lead, mercury which harmful to human health resulting in serious illness. However, e waste is crucial not only because of the hazardous effect of the chemical waste but also the potential for wealth creation from the proper extraction of precious materials such as silver, gold. This paper describes the requirement design and strategies for an interactive courseware to educate the youth on e waste information and the proper way to discard them. This courseware development is guided by the Rapid Application Development (RAD) methodology. A post study survey is conducted to get the user's feedback on E waste interactive courseware.