in the system 7.7% (7.5 metric tonnes) is discarded into the MSW stream. This practice of indiscriminate disposal of E-waste into MSW stream by universities is as a result of these institutions not having proper institutional E-waste management policy in place; this is further exacerbated by the low level of knowledge among university staff on environmental and human health hazards posed by E-waste (Figure 4.4). Thus, university staff tasked to manage E-waste disposal may throw E-waste into trash bin ignorant of the environmental damage this may cause. Over half of the E-waste in the MFA at 52.2% (51,502kg) is either sold or given to recyclers (partial/full) who are responsible for its ultimate disposal in an environmentally sound manner or in accordance with relevant environmental law (Figure 4.4). Figure 4.4 MFA for ICT Electronics in Klang Valley Universities 2012 – They are 155 E-waste recovery facilities are licensed by DOE, of which 135 facilities are and another 20 facilities are (Malaysia DOE, “partial recovery” “full recovery” 2012). The recovery facilities have a total capacity to handle 24,000 tonnes of a month (Kamar, 2012). However this is not always the case as some E-waste is illegally shipped out of Malaysia by unscrupulous recyclers to destinations i.e. Indonesia and Myanmar contrary to the Basel Convention (Young, 2012). A study by Babington et al., (2010) found that in Selangor State, universities contribute only 5% of E-waste recycled in both partial and full recycling facilities.
in the system 7.7% (7.5 metric tonnes) is discarded into the MSW stream. This practice of indiscriminate disposal of E-waste into MSW stream by universities is as a result of these institutions not having proper institutional E-waste management policy in place; this is further exacerbated by the low level of knowledge among university staff on environmental and human health hazards posed by E-waste (Figure 4.4). Thus, university staff tasked to manage E-waste disposal may throw E-waste into trash bin ignorant of the environmental damage this may cause. Over half of the E-waste in the MFA at 52.2% (51,502kg) is either sold or given to recyclers (partial/full) who are responsible for its ultimate disposal in an environmentally sound manner or in accordance with relevant environmental law (Figure 4.4). Figure 4.4 MFA for ICT Electronics in Klang Valley Universities – 2012 They are 155 E-waste recovery facilities are licensed by DOE, of which 135 facilities are “partial recovery” and another 20 facilities are “full recovery” (Malaysia DOE, 2012). The recovery facilities have a total capacity to handle 24,000 tonnes of a month (Kamar, 2012). However this is not always the case as some E-waste is illegally shipped out of Malaysia by unscrupulous recyclers to destinations i.e. Indonesia and Myanmar contrary to the Basel Convention (Young, 2012). A study by Babington et al., (2010) found that in Selangor State, universities contribute only 5% of E-waste recycled in both partial and full recycling facilities.
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