I have interviewed my dad.
Me: Recently, you have got the new mobile, haven’t you? How is it?
Dad: I don’t know, I just got it because people who works in LG Company kept asking me to change my mobile. That is why I did.
Me: What happened to the old one? You still have it? beecause I would like to use it when I get back to Korea.
Dad: No way man, they suggested me to exchange mobiles: old one and new one; called “compensational exchange” because this is the cheapest way to get new one.
Me: Why do they want to get the old one?
Dad: I don’t know
Me: Then, Get me new one, when I get back.
Dad: No problem, you pay for it, I will get and give it to you.
Most of old people like my father’s generation does not care about updating of electronic equipments like mobile, fridge, microwave, or computers unless if those equipments break because they have interests in something else such as looking after family members and human relationships.
Also, I think most of Korean companies are aware of consumer’s behaviour that they do not care about the E-waste. I don’t know if it is companies’ policy or government’s policy but many of companies, which sales electronic equipments, have a service or programmed which try to get back E-waste they produced.
This is what I thought from the conversation I had with my Dad. And to get the explicit information, I may need further information such as visiting Korean government’s web site.
