Dr Theng Lee Chong, who is also deputy chairman of the Association of Environmental Consultant and Companies of Malaysia, said there was no regulation to control household e-waste, which usually ends up in the so-called informal sector. He said existing licensed facilities, known as Full Recovery Faci­lities, in Malaysia received more industrial e-waste than household e-waste. He added that many of these facilities were designed to handle industrial e-waste only and could not properly recycle most household items. “Not all household e-waste is economically viable to be recycled, such as washing machine and refrigerators. “The small players in the informal sector mostly dismantle household e-waste for the plastics and metals (iron and copper).

Source: The Star May 29, 2019 23:03 UTC