E Waste Management In Malaysia : Issues And Practice
Mawarni Abdul Rashid, Afidah Yusoff, Aida Ismail and Samsudin Wahab
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Cawangan Pulau Pinang
Abstract
With rapid technological advancement, increasing demand of electrical and electronic as well as short lifespan of the products has lead to the increase in e waste generation. Hence, e waste generation has become a concern. E waste management requires different approach compare to conventional management of traditional wastes. This is because of e waste complex characteristic where it-s contain hazardous substances which pose risk to human health and environment. On one hand e wastes are becoming environmental hazards and affecting the ecological imbalance. On the other hand, these e wastes are remaining still economically valuable. In Malaysia, e waste management system is still in nascent state. Understanding e waste management and to determine the best approach is a difficult task due to lack of study in Malaysia and reliable data on management system. This paper describes the current status of e waste generation and recycling and explores issues for forture e waste management system in Malaysia from sustainable point of view. This paper aimed to assess the current practice of e waste management in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. The data presented in this paper derived mostly from the secondary sources of various literatures in order to understand the current issue and problem in e waste management. Managing e waste in Malaysia is challenging due to its hazardous characteristic and the generation currently at an alarming rate where it is reported that e waste will be expected to triple output in next five years. Therefore, the cooperation from all level of management from key stakeholders is needed in order to ensure the risk of e waste can be control at the minimum level.
Keywords: Electrical and electronic waste, e-waste, management, hazardous
Topic: Management and Islamic management