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The Electronics
industry in Malaysia can
be categorised into four
sub-sectors :
Consumer electronics
Electronic components
Electrical products
Malaysian Scenario
accumulators
mercury switches
glass from cathode ray tubes
and other activated glass or
PCB capacitors,
e-waste contaminated with
Cd, Hg, lead
E-waste management - Current Status
Legal Framework No legislative framework to address the
collection and disposal of e-waste generated
from domestic households except for EQA
(Scheduled Waste) Regulations 2005.
Reduction of hazardous
materials will ultimately lead
into reduction of quantity of
waste generated.
Production or process
modification – changes made
in the production process
which will reduce waste
generation.
Volume Reduction
Techniques used to reduce waste-stream
volume:
Source segregation - waste containing
different types of metals can be treated
separately to recover metal value in the
sludge.
Waste Concentration - concentration of
waste stream to increase likelihood of
recyclable and reusable material.
Implementation of E – Waste Management Measures