E-WASTE MANAGEMENT

SYSTEM IN MALAYSIA

Nor Azah Masrom

IEMN 2019
Bangkok, Thailand
BACKGROUND
• E-waste : waste from the electrical and electronic assemblies containing
components such as accumulators, mercury-switches, glass from cathode-
ray tubes and other activated glass or polychlorinated biphenyl-capacitors,
or contaminated with cadmium, mercury, lead, nickel, chromium, copper,
lithium, silver, manganese or polychlorinated byphenyls.
• Hazardous waste : Any substance prescribed to be scheduled waste or any
matter whether in a solid, semi-solid, or liquid form, or in the form of a gas
or vapor, which is emitted, discharged, or deposited in the environment in
such volume, composition, or manner as to cause pollution.
• E-waste is listed in the First Schedule of the Environmental Quality
(Scheduled Wastes) Regulations 2005, EQA 1974.
• E-waste management : Department of Environment, Ministry of Energy,
Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change
 PROBLEM STATEMENT E-WASTE IN MALAYSIA

Improper
management Low collection Absence of specific
rate of e-waste The absence of ESM legislative
of e-waste (not economical practices framework for
(Mixed residue viable) -1.6% e-waste
Waste)

SOLUTION
To prepare necessary legal/regulatory, institutional and financial mechanism for sustainable
collection and environmentally sound recycling of Scheduled E-waste
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 LEGISLATION FOR THE CONTROL OF E-WASTE

E-waste from Industry Household E-Waste

§ Regulated under the § Under the current Regulation,

Environmental Quality E-waste produced by
Regulation (Scheduled Wastes) household has not been
Regulations 2005 that came enforced.
into effect on 15th August
2005, administrated by the
Department of Environment.

Management § Generated e-waste must be § Generated e-waste is ended

treated and disposed at up at informal sector or
prescribed or licensed premises landfills which may pose
by DOE in an Environmentally health and environmentally
Sound Manner (ESM). hazards to humans, livestock
and ecology if not properly
managed.
OVERVIEW OF EXISTING E-WASTES MANAGEMENT IN
MALAYSIA
E-waste
from
Industries

Partial Integrated Final

Full Recovery
E-Waste Recovery Treatment and
Facility
Facility Disposal Facility

E-waste
from Scheduled
NGO/Local DOE-JICA Technical
Household E-waste Recycling by 2020
Authority/ Informal Cooperation Project
Facility
Licensed Facility

Waste Flow (Formal & well established system)

Material
Flow
Existing Practices (Informal)

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ESTIMATION OF SCHEDULED E-WASTE GENERATION IN MALAYSIA

(unit: thousands)
AC - Air Conditioner
AC RF WM TV PC MP Total FR - Refrigeration
WM- Washing Machine
2016 572 457 264 919 2,617 7,515 12,344 TV - Television
2025 804 505 444 1,654 3,985 17,112 24,504 PC - Personal Computer
MP - Mobile Phone
 Current Situation in Managing Scheduled E-waste (SEW)

Only identifying
& recycling
economically
viable materials
(gold, copper & Heat exchanger Deflection Yoke (DY)
other metals) Printed Circuit Board (PCB) & compressor Coil

Improper
handling of
the hazardous lithium battery
materials
Compressor
CRT Mercury backlight (Fluorocarbon & oil)

scrap metal dealer/ scrap yard

No proper
SEW
management

E-wastes (Refrigerator, Washing Machine, Air conditioning, Personal computer & etc.
 Scheduled E-waste Legal Framework
Generators

Scheduled • Individuals/Households Scheduled

Informal Sector

E-waste • Commercials/institutions/Industries E-waste

• Other generators of Scheduled
E-waste

Authorized Collection Authorized

Formal Collection

Centers / Collectors

System Boundary
Retailers
• Recyclable Buyers (private)
• Shops / Chained-shops
• Local government recycling centers
• Hypermarkets / Malls
• Concessionaire companies
• Brand dealers
• NGO / Charity Organizations
• Community / RA / Schools Transfer of
• Producers’ take back initiatives Scheduled
E-Waste Collected
(Authorized
Transporter)

Downstream Formal Treatment

Recycling Industries Non-scheduled recyclables Licensed Scheduled

E-waste Recycling
Scheduled
Secured Disposal waste Facility
 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
(SCHEDULED ELECTRICAL AND
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT WASTE)
REGULATIONS 20XX
FIRST SCHEDULE, EQ (SEW) REGULATIONS 20XX

SEW 102 SEW 105

SEW 101 Washing SEW 103 SEW 104 Personal SEW 106
Air conditioner machine Refrigerator Television computer Mobile phone
 SEW GUIDELINES

Manufacturers / Importers

Households
Commercial
1) Recycling Fee
Institutions Guidelines
Industries
ü Who to pay?
Household E-Waste Generators ü How much to pay?
ü What to report? How to report?

Authorized Collectors / Authorized 2) Collection

4) Reporting Guidelines

Collection Centres Retailers Guidelines

ü Who can collect?
ü How to collect, store,
handle, transport?
Transporters ü What can be done and
what cannot be done?
ü Where to deliver?

Authorized / Licensed
Facilities
3) Recycling
Guidelines
Recycling and ü How to recycle?
Recovery Disposal& ü How to handle hazardous
Recovery Materials in E-waste?
Residues 11
 EXISTING E-WASTE INFRASTRUCTURES

•Partial =98
•Full = 40

LICENSED
COLLECTION
POINTS E-WASTE RECOVERY
FACILITIES BY DOE

• Mechanical process: segregation, dismantling, destruction, crushing, shredding, magnetic separations and decontamination
• Chemical process: precious metal recovery and refining process
 MPI 2019 FOR SCHEDULED
E-WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
IN MALAYSIA
2019
Technical Cooperation
DOE- JICA Special Sector under DOE set- Communication, Education
up to administer scheduled and Public Awareness
E-waste management system (CEPA)
The Project For TOWARDS A GREEN
Development of in Malaysia (6 regulated
Mechanism For Household items) LOOP RECYCLING
§ Public
E-waste Management in § Schools and IPT IN MANAGING
Malaysia § Industry SCHEDULED
§ NGOs
E-WASTES
IN MALAYSIA

2015-2018
Q4

Improper management
of scheduled e-wastes
§Improper dismantling
§Dumped at the landfill
§Open burning
§Polluting the environment
§Causing health hazards
Development of legal
framework and drafting
of the Scheduled
Electrical and Electronic
Equipment Wastes
Regulations 201X
Approval of the Scheduled
Engagement with
Electrical and Electronic
Stakeholders
Equipment Wastes
• Government agencies
• State Government Regulations 201X by AGC
• Industry
• NGOs
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 2020
• Compilation of information (inventory data) manufacturers &
importers from the relevant stakeholders.
• Further consultation with the relevant stakeholders on the
inventory development
• Registration for the manufacturers, importers, collectors and
retailers before the actual implementation.
• Develop SOPs for DOE officers – enforcement tools
• Awareness and roadshow programs

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How has IEMN supported or helped you on E-
waste Management issue in your country

Platform/benchmarking for Malaysia to obtain and share

experiences on best practices/ innovation/ emerging issues
related to E-waste management

Lesson learnt and know how – legal framework, financial

mechanism, recycling and recovery technology in ESM,
incentive, EPR model, public awareness raising