DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, MALAYSIA E-WASTE …

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 ). E-WASTE GENERATION IN MALAYSIA E-WASTE inventory for MALAYSIA wasconducted in 2008,with the cooperation of EX Corporation, Japan.

2 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 facilities are paying theindustries or E-WASTE generators when they obtain thesupply of e-wastes.

3 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. 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.

4 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. 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.

5 , 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 . 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