The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has launched a programme for recycling electronic waste (e-waste) in a way that helps to protect the environment. Introduced in August last year, the programme has seen 72 collection bins for e-waste set up across the country. After collecting their old mobile devices and accessories, all the public need to do is drop them in any of the collections bins.
Recyclers will gather the waste and transport them to a facility in Penang, where urban mining will take place. The recovered materials will be used to create new products. The recovered metals can be used by several different industries such as jewellery, plating, electronics, plumbing, automotive and art foundries to create products like automotive catalytic converters, plumbing faucets and piping, and gold or silver jewellery.
The plastics can be recycled into new products such as garden furniture, licence plate frames, non-food containers and replacement automotive parts. “This included cellular phones, smartphones, tablets, phablets along with accessories and chargers. Other types of e-waste that can fit into the collection box such as MP3 players, iPods, pen drives and portable hard disks are also accepted,” said Badaruzzaman Mat Nor, at MCMC.
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Recycling gives new life to e-waste
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