Handling E-Waste in Malaysia: Management,Policies and Strategies
One of the concerns of life is the generation of waste. In today’s modern life, the generation of the new type of waste is the waste of electrical and electronic equipment’s or e-waste becoming a crucial problems to solve. E-waste containing both dangerous and valuable materials requiring a specia...
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| Language: | English |
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2016
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/678/1/Handling%20EWaste%20in%20Malaysia%20Management%2CPolicies%20and%20Strategies.pdf http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/678/ |
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| Summary: | One of the concerns of life is the generation of waste. In today’s modern life, the generation of the new type of waste is the waste of electrical
and electronic equipment’s or e-waste becoming a crucial problems to solve. E-waste containing both dangerous and valuable materials
requiring a special treatment and recycling practices to avoid adverse environmental impacts and harmful impact on human health. Domestic ewaste
generation in Malaysia has already climbed dramatically and forecasted to reach over a million tons in 2020. This increasing trend
amount of e-waste is due to the high demand on the production of electric and electrical equipment from the Malaysia’s consumers. Various
steps been taken by government in order to tackle the ever growing threat of e-waste. This paper presents global and Malaysia e-waste scenario,
initiatives and practices in handling an e-waste. Consequently, this paper suggest that e-waste policy development is crucial in Malaysia and
requires more customized approach and a strategies environment assessment as part of national policy planning. |
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