MDK continues monthly recycling campaign to promote e-waste disposal awareness

31 March 2024

In a proactive step towards environmental sustainability, the Kampar District Council (MDK) hosted its monthly recycling campaign on March 30th, aimed at addressing the growing concern of recyclable waste, especially electronic waste.

This recycling program marks a significant effort to reduce the environmental impact of electronic waste within the community.

It was held at the car park near the Kampar Wet Market, aims to encourage residents of Kampar to responsibly dispose of their old or unused electronic gadgets such as smartphones, televisions, air conditioner compressor, and other electronic devices.

MDK Information Technology Deputy Officer Hafiza binti Makri, who is the person in charge of the program, emphasized the importance of properly managing e-waste to safeguard the environment and public health.

"The electronic appliances contain chemical substances. It will harm the environment and our health if we throw them improperly," said Hafiza.

This monthly recycling program offers citizens convenient drop-off locations throughout the Kampar district such as Kampar, Gopeng, Malim Nawar and Mambang Diawan.

Some of the electronic waste to be recycled

Furthermore, MDK has partnered with accredited recycling companies to ensure that collected electronic devices are properly dismantled, recycled, and processed in compliance with environmental regulations. This partnership aims to maximize the recovery of valuable materials from e-waste while minimizing the release of hazardous substances into the environment.

"We will collect the electronic waste sent by the citizens and hand it over to the designated companies so it will be processed in a correct way," affirmed Hafiza.

MDK has been doing the recycling program for years and started collecting electronic waste in 2021, in conjunction with the nationwide-scale campaign by the Department of Environment (JAS).

MDK also mentioned that the objective of this program is to raise awareness among citizens of the correct way of disposal to ensure their safety.

Campaign propaganda banners are set up to provide awareness information to the public

Reported by: Hiroki Loh Shington

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金宝县议会持续“资源回收环保运动” 应对电子废品堆积问题

为实现环境可持续发展，金宝县议会于本月30日，在金宝巴刹附近的停车场，举办了每月一次名为“资源回收环保运动”的全面回收计划，旨在解决金宝人民日益关注的可回收废物、尤其是电子废品的堆积问题，为民众提供便利的垃圾集中回收点。

该项计划的目的是提高金宝民众对于正确处理可回收物品的意识，尤其是电子废品，鼓励民众以更负责任的态度去地处理包括智能手机、电视、空调压缩机在内的陈旧或未经使用的电子产品。

项目负责人兼县议会信息技术副官哈菲扎受访时表示，科技的快速进步缩短了电子产品的寿命并提高了其消耗量，因此正确处置电子废品已成为减轻其对环境所造成的不利影响的当务之急。

“电子设备含有化学物质，若处理不当，将为环境及公众健康带来不可估量的危害，因此懂得妥善管理电子垃圾十分重要。”

她透露，县议会与经认可的回收公司保持合作关系，确保收集到的电子废品在符合环境法规的情况下，得到妥善的拆卸及回收处理，最大限度地从这些废品中汲取有价值的材料的同时，也能减少有害物质的释放。

她补充，这项每月一次的的回收运动在金宝、务边、双溪古月和万邦刁湾等地区为民众提供固定且便利的回收地点。

“民众可在每月指定日期，将家里的可回收废品带到指定的回收点，县议会的专员将在现场进行收集工作，而后移交至指定公司进行下一步处理。”

她指出，配合大马天然资源与环境部全国范围内所发起的回收运动，金宝县议会多年来一直在持续开展回收运动，并于 2021 年开始收集电子废品。

“我们希望民众能学会正确的处理方式，以便在处理可回收物品的同时，也能确保自身的生命安全。”