When he learned of the problem of electrical waste not being disposed of properly, he got up and immediately tried to help. He and a group of friends got together and started collecting e-waste first in their neighborhood, then their town, and then finally, in different countries. Overall, they oversaw the collection and recycling of about 300,000 pounds of e-waste. They were submitting a proposal for a law about banning e-waste. It looked as though nothing was going to trouble them. Then, the curveball happened. The law they were trying to pass was rejected. They were extremely all disappointed. They express the flaws in their plan in an article called Take