e-waste in order to mitigate the hazards which can arise
from used telecommunication/ICT equipment.
Through a series of workshops and discussions, a
sustainable model for the Mobile e-Waste Initiative was
developed by the MCMC and the telecommunication
industry stakeholders under the Green Information and
Communication Technology Working Group (GICT WG)
as well as the Full Recycling Facility (FRF). The intention
is to create a perpetual sustainable business model
to ensure the success of the initiative. It took about
18 months to develop a self-sustainable and practical
framework of the e-waste programme in a ‘win-win’
collaboration towards a better tomorrow.
The Mobile e-Waste: ‘Old Phone, New Life’ initiative
was officially launched by the Deputy Minister of
Communications and Multimedia on 18 August 2015. The
initiative’s joint partners; MCMC, Malaysian Technical
Standards Forum Bhd (MTSFB), Altel, Celcom, Digi,
Maxis, Telekom Malaysia, U Mobile and Shan Poornam
Metals Sdn. Bhd. participated in the launching ceremony.
To date, there are another two new members: UPM and
Lions Club Kota Bharu.
The main objective of the programme was to educate
the public about environmentally safe E-waste disposal
and recycling of end-of-life (EOL) mobile devices and
instil in them a 4 R (reduce, reuse, recycling and recover)
culture in Malaysia. The programme advocates awareness
on the potentially hazardous effects on health and
environment due to improper disposal of mobile devices;
and education on the steps that could be taken to recycle
and refurbish unused mobile devices.
Mobile e-Waste: ‘Old Phone, New Life’ programme
encourages users to dispose unused mobile devices and
all its accessories and peripherals in collection bins that
are placed in all participating telecommunication outlets
nationwide. The collected mobile e-waste will then
undergo recycle and recovery processes at the appointed
licensed Full Recovery Facility (FRF).
Members of the public may drop-off or dispose their
mobile e-waste into the Mobile e-Waste collection boxes
that are located at participating outlets. The recyclers
will then collect and transport the mobile e-waste to the
Full Recovery Facility (FRF) for proper disposal.
The mobile e-waste recycling process involves safe
removal of any data left on phones. However, it would
be best if members of the public practised the following
steps before throwing their old devices into the collection
box:
i.
Terminate the service (if applicable);
ii. Transfer data from the mobile device memory,
external storage card and SIM card to a new device;
iii. Make sure all remaining data is deleted or carry out
a factory hard reset;
iv. Remove and destroy unused SIM cards and external
storage cards from mobile devices; and
v.
Dispose the mobile device, SIM card, external
storage card and accessories into the allocated slots
of the Mobile e-Waste collection box.
The list of participating outlets can be found at
http://mobileewaste.mcmc.gov.my/en-us/where-do-we-recycle#throw
Besides the collection boxes placed at participating
outlets under the Mobile e-Waste program, the
public can also dispose the unused mobile phones at
collection points managed under the e-Waste Alam
Alliance program. The collection points can be found at
http://www.doe.gov.my/household-ewaste/collection-points/
FULL RECOVERY FACILITY
(SHAN POORNAM METALS SDN. BHD)
FULLY RECOVERY FACILITY (WHY
CHOOSE SPM)
After
thorough
auditing,
the
Malaysian
telecommunication industry in collaboration with the
MCMC and MTSFB appointed Shan Poornam to be the
official recycler of the ‘Old Phone New Life’ programme.
The Shan Poornam group’s transformation journey
from a trader to a manufacturer started in 2006 when
e-waste was regulated. Today it has grown into a
regional group with integrated environmentally sound
management facilities to manage up to 5000 MT
industrial hazardous and non-hazardous waste per
month, namely e-waste, spent acids, alkalines, solvents,
sludges, dross and non-ferrous metal scrap.
The group has offices in Sabah and Sarawak and
Peninsular Malaysia and currently employs 500 trained
and dedicated personnel with comprehensive expertise
in this industry. As a leading company in scheduled waste
management, driven by the 4R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,
Recover) green concept, the group is equipped with an
innovative R&D team with cutting edge customised
technology similar to those found in Europe, the United
States and Japan.
Most recyclers in the country are focused on industrial
waste. The recycling of the consumer e-waste including
ICT and mobile equipment and devices is actually the
missing eco-link for a sustainable environment. This
group is now embarking into household e-waste recycling
and CFC recovery which will be the first in Malaysia and
South East Asia. They will further enhance their research
and development to meet the challenges of growing
waste generated through fast paced introduction of new
products.
Their eco-green finished products are mainly
secondary aluminium ingots, platinum, gold palladium,
silver, ferrous and non –ferrous metals under the eco label
of ‘ENS –Environment, Nature, Society’. Their secondary
aluminium ingots produced are RoHS compliance and
comply with the Japanese International standards, British
Standards and American Standards.
Shan Poornam is ready to support the Government’s
vision of Green Procurement policy in line with RMK
11 (11th Malaysia Plan). Its total commitment towards
continuous improvement in environmental protection
and conservation using green technologies that produce
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