Legislative Requirement Of Scheduled Waste Management in Malaysia : An Update

LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENT OF SCHEDULE WASTE MANAGEMENT IN MALAYSIA : AN UPDATES

NAME : DEVADARSHINI SUHAFAH SIDI

NUR IZZATI SAMSUDINPROGRAMME : BAC.IN. OCC SAFETY&HEALTHUNIVERSITY : UNISELLECTURER : MR ADAM ADMANDATE : 25TH OCT 2013

Introduction

ScW: Classified based on their characteristics

› Ignitable ( flashpoint of < 60’ C )› Corrosive ( dissolve metals, burns the skin or have ph <2

or ph >12.5 )› Reactive ( unstable or undergoes rapid or violent chemical

reaction with water, air or other materials )› Toxic ( poisonous or can cause cancer, mutation or death )

According to the ScW management and minimization compliance refer to ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT( SCHEDULE WASTE ) REGULATION 2005.› Definition of ScW in MY: Any waste falling within the FIRST

SCHEDULE

EQA1974 place under the Malaysian DOE.

Malaysian DOE VISION AND MISSION

VISION› Environmental Conservation for the Well-being of the

People. MISSION

› To ensure sustainable development in the process of nation building.

ILI DALIELA BINTI MD RAZALI Penolong Pengarah

DOE Trend Of Regulation

EQA1974 (act 127).

EQ (ScW) Reg 1989

EQ(ScW) Reg. 2005

Amendment 2007

More specific to “ScW” generated from the daily house hold activities and bar code system at waste disposal transportation. (Source: DOE officer)

DOE Enforcement Activities

CURRENT

E-Consignment notes - application using email as an initial notification to the Department of Environment (DOE) of any scheduled wastes generated and keeps up-to-date inventory of scheduled waste generated, treated and disposed of.

Toshiba voluntarily as a representive to recycle the e-waste materials (household waste).

FUTURE

Doe has been enforcing various laws pertaining to E- WASTE awareness to public.

Payment of CESS Order 201X (in draft)?

DOE Legislations:CURRENT

The environment quality schedule waste 2005, come into effect on 15 august 2005.

a review of the regulation schedule waste 2005 that was not included in the gazette 1974 .

Changes adopted from Basel Convention 1989 to the categorization of hazardous waste

The regulation covered the period and quantity of the on site scheduled waste storage, labeling of the waste container and handling of e waste.

In this new regulation waste generators are encouraged to reduce and recover waste at source.

FUTURE More to e-waste continuous awareness to the public Bar code system for schedule waste transportation

DOE Promotion Activities

CURRENT› Environment award ( bandar lestari, sekolah, pra sekolah )› Minggu alam sekitar malaysia (MASM)› Enviromental awareness camp› Mobile phone recycling campaign› Intervarsity environmental debate

Future› Continuous Environmental promotion in a school› E waste promotion for public (house hold products)

Briefing section ….. At DOE, Putrajaya

ACKOWLEDGMENTThanks to those who contributed to the ASSINGMENT 1journey

Especially To MR M. ADAM ADMAN (adam@unisel.edu.my) MISS ILI (DOE Putrajaya) MDM FENNY (DOE Putrajaya)

Reference

Briefing section at DOE Lecture notes Mr Adam www.doe.gov.my DOE brochures/flyers.