DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, MALAYSIA E …

1 OF environment , MALAYSIAE- waste MANAGEMENT IN MALAYSIAAB. RAHMAN MANAGEMENT IN MALAYSIAROAD MAP FOR and Guidelines on management system4. Policies on e-waste5. Legal actions on e-waste6. Challenges in developing and implementing e- waste : E- waste has been regulated in MALAYSIA since 2005; environmental quality (Scheduled Wastes) Regulations,2005. This regulation has included e- waste asscheduled wastes. The 2005 regulation has replaced the 1989 regulationtoenable MALAYSIA to controltransboundarymovement ofe- waste ; Guidelines for the Classification of Used Electrical andElectronic Equipment in MALAYSIA , 2008. environmental quality (Prescribed Premises) (TreatmentDisposal Facilities for Scheduled Wastes) Regulations,1989 (control on collection, treatment, recycling anddisposal of e- waste ).

2 E- waste GENERATION IN MALAYSIA E- waste inventory for MALAYSIA wasconducted in 2008,with the cooperation of EX Corporation, Japan. Generation of e- waste in 2008 was about 688,000 metrictonnes ;andforecasted to million metric tonnesin 2020E- waste MANAGEMENT SYSTEM There is already a proper management of e-wastesgenerated from industries. Industries can send their e-wastes to the recovery facilitieslicencedby the DOE. Currentlythere are 138 e- waste recovery facilities inMalaysia. 16 out of them are the full recovery facilitiesand the others are the partial recovery facilities. The main technology employed to recover e-wastes interms of precious metals in MALAYSIA is still limited towet chemical processes and Total16122 Total05 WilayahPersekutuan225 Selangor05 Sarawak637 PulauPinang04 Perak15 NegeriSembilan312 Melaka112 Kedah317 JohorFullRecoveryFacilityPartialRecovery FacilityStateDISTRIBUTION OF E- waste RECOVERYFACILITIES IN MALAYSIAI ndustriesHouseholdPartialRecoveryFacilit yFullRecoveryFacilityIntegratedFinalTrea tmentand DisposalFacilityMaterial FlowWaste FlowE-WASTES MANAGEMENT IN MALAYSIAL icencedprmisesE- waste MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Currently all of the e-wastes recovery facilities inMalaysia are built and operated by private the e- waste recovery

3 Facilities are paying theindustries or e- waste generators when they obtain thesupply of e-wastes; A part from industries, another source of e-wastes isfrom domestic dwellings which is also one ofDOE simpending tasks. The DEPARTMENT has conducteddiscussions with the National Solid waste ManagementDepartment (NSWMD) on how to effectively collect thee-wastes from the residential areas;E- waste MANAGEMENT SYSTEM For a start the public can now send their e-wastes,limited to used mobile phones, mobile phone s batteriesand their accessories, computers and their accessories,as well as television sets to the e- waste collectioncentres, the addresses of which are posted in theDOE swebsite.

4 The e- waste collection centres are managed by thesolid waste concessionaires/local authoritiesPROJECT ON COLLECTION ON E- waste In Kuala Lumpur (concessionaire) InPulauPinang(local authority/NGO/WasteGenerators/Recyclers) POLICIES ON E- waste MALAYSIA does not allow the importation of hazardouswaste including e- waste into the country; MALAYSIA does allow importation of used electronic andelectrical equipment into country for direct reuse, providedsuch equipmentshall not be more than three years fromthe date of its manufacture. the import of e- waste for recovery or disposal isdisallowed. This policy is described under the Guidelines for theClassification of Used Electrical and Electronic Equipmentin MALAYSIA , published by the DOE in ON E- waste Since there are already recovery facilities established inMalaysia to process and recover useful materials from e-wastes, it is also the policy of the Government of Malaysianot to allow e-wastes to be exported out of the country; MALAYSIA will only allow the exportation of e-wastes forrecovery in overseas,if the local recovery facilities do nothave capability and capacity to carry out such activity.

5 BeforeDOE can allow e-wastes to be exported, thee-wastes generator/exporter must submit their proves. The consideration for such exportation is based on case-by-case basis and the exportation of e-wastes for finaldisposal is totally not ACTIONS ON E- waste In 2009, MALAYSIA intercepted 29 illegal shipmentscontaining e-wastes and returned them to the exportingcountries; A company manager was sentenced one day in jail andto a fine of RM 180, ; Under the new amendment of section of 34B of theEnvironmental quality Act 1974 which was made in 2007,the maximum penalty against placing, deposit, etc., ofscheduled wastes is mandatory jail not exceeding of 5years and fine not exceeding of RM 500, IN DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTINGE- waste MANAGEMENT Voluntary take back scheme of e-wastes has not beenimplemented widely by the producer/ importer ofelectronic and electrical equipment, hence a compulsoryrequirement of take back scheme through legislation isrequired; A thorough study needs to be done on how to establish atake back scheme of e- waste in MALAYSIA .

6 Many consumers are in the opinion that e-wastescontain valuables materials hence they are supposed tobe paid when they disposed of the e-wastes rather thanto pay to the Proper e- waste management is very important toprotect the health of the public and the environment ; Suitable take scheme on e- waste will enhance themanagement of e- waste ; Experience from other countries in implementing takeback scheme is very useful; Exiting facilities for e- waste recovery will be able tosupport the take back scheme in YOU