CURRENT PRACTICE OF RECYCLING AND

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT MALAYSIA

CURRENT PRACTICE OF RECYCLING AND TREATMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTES IN MALAYSIAMALAYSIA

ENVIRONMENTAL SOUND MANAGEMENTENVIRONMENTAL SOUND MANAGEMENT

National Definition: noneThe principal applied – waste minimization, to The principal applied waste minimization, to manage the waste in a manner that does not create any adverse effect/impact to the create any adverse effect/impact to the environment and public health

ESM TOOLSESM TOOLS

Environmental Impact AssesmentEnvironmental Impact Assesment( Section 34A)Written Approval ( Section 19) for constructing the Written Approval ( Section 19) – for constructing the prescribed premisesLicensed to Operate ( Section 18) of the prescribed p ( ) ppremisesCompetent certificate from DOE for operator to manage th h d l d t / Effl t T t t Pl t the scheduled waste / Effluent Treatment Plant

Requirements Stipulated Under Environmental Quality Act Requirements Stipulated Under Environmental Quality Act 1974

ESM TOOLSESM TOOLS

Prescribed Premises :Prescribed Premises :- Off site storage facilities

ff it t t t f iliti- off-site treatment facilities- off site recovery facilities- Scheduled waste incinerators- Land treatment facilities- Secure landfillsAs per “Environmental Quality (Prescribed Premises) y( Scheduled Wastes Treatment and Disposal Facilities) order 1989

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ( SCHEDULED WASTE) REGULATIONS 2005

Control the generation of waste by a notification Control the generation of waste by a notification systemAvoidance or minimisation of waste generationAvoidance or minimisation of waste generationSafe storage of wasteLicensing of scheduled waste facilitiesLicensing of scheduled waste facilitiesTreatment and disposal of waste at prescribed premisespremisesImplementation of the manifest system for tracking and controlling movement of wastetracking and controlling movement of wasteCompetent operator / competent officer

ESM FACILITIES : E WASTEESM FACILITIES : E-WASTE

E t F ll d P ti l R F ilitiE-waste – Full and Partial Recovery FacilitiesFull Recovery Facility :

*Physical and Chemical Treatment*20 licensed facilities*20 licensed facilities

Partial Recovery Facility : *Physical Segregation/ Separation* 110 licensed facilities (previously were 110 licensed facilities (previously were

scrap vendor for electronic item)

ESM FACILITIES : USED LEAD ACID BATTERIESESM FACILITIES : USED LEAD ACID BATTERIES

7 licensed facilities in the countryTo receive and process used lead acid To receive and process used lead acid batteries from local sources and no import/export allowedimport/export allowedYokohama Batteries Sdn Bhd – reclaimed Pbfrom the retired batteries, ingot produced and feed their batteries manufacturing plant ( ISO g p (1400:2006)

ESM FACILITIES : E-WASTE (SHANPOORNAMMETAL)

Priority : Hard Disk Drive motherboardPriority : Hard Disk Drive, motherboardAble to produce: Al / Gold/Platinum Ingot, Silver, Copper powder Nickel paste with 2% residue on Al Copper powder, Nickel paste with 2% residue on Al ash and 1-2% from stripping processPollution Control Equipment : air pollution control Pollution Control Equipment : air pollution control and waste water treatment plant well manage and in compliance to the EQAp QAccreditation : ISO 14001, OSHAS 18001, ISO 9001, Malaysia Industrial Excellent Award, Prime yMinister Hibiscus Award ( Environmental performance)

THE EXPECTED EFFECTTHE EXPECTED EFFECT

Waste minimizationImprove the environmental performance Improve the environmental performance Cleaner EnvironmentImplementing Waste to Wealth Concept, Cradle to Cradle/grave/gAble to recover/treat the waste generated within Malaysiawithin Malaysia