Hazardous Waste Management

Malaysians are almost unstoppable when wasting.  The people of the country produce loads and loads of it.  And that includes e-waste, where Malaysians produce one million tonnes annually. What is E-Waste ?  I would say, e-waste is actually a broken, non-working or old/obsolete electric electronic appliance such as TV, PC, air conditioner, washing machine and refrigerator. “Household E-waste” means e-waste that comes from household, commercial, institutional. E-waste is becoming a global issue because of tremendous growth of demands on electrical and electronic equipment and the disposal after use. Disposed E-waste sometimes cause health and environmental hazard if they are not handled properly. Electronics have a number of harmful elements that react with air and water to create problems of e-waste such as water, air and soil pollution as well as problems that affect human beings in the form of diseases. Thus, everything that falls into electronics’ category, that you intend

Ramadan will come soon.  It is within a year only once, will arrive and will go away. Of course, any food stalls, restaurants and home kitchens will be more busy with cooking activities. Furthermore, many people and tourists from abroad also taste a variety of delicacies that are sold during the month of Ramadhan. In our thinking, we may have started thinking of what food to buy or food to sell according to the latest taste. Without realizing it, due to desires to buy food extreme to a level which is difficult to finish the food according to our ability and will donate a waste of food. Did you know, according to statistics ahead of the Ramadhan month and last year's celebration, Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation (SW Corp) has recorded a total of 615,000 tonnes of food wastes. excluding regular days where Malaysians are reported to dispose of no less than 3,000 metric tons of daily food that are still suitable for consumption, in contrast to the increased

Plastic waste Via :  freemalaysiatoday Did you know how often we use plastic for packaging of daily items, packing of food and food storage to facilitate various work in our daily lives? Have you ever wondered, after the plastic is used where it will be disposed of or just thrown away? However, most communities are aware of the impact of plastic use on the environment and health. They get information on the fact that plastic can not be biodegradable and will not be completely destroyed.  If we do not immediately curb the problem of habit among us, there will be a very unpredictable plastic pollution. According to a study of academic journals, Malaysia is the world's eighth worst country for plastic waste. It is estimated that Malaysia produced nearly one million tons of non-operating plastic waste in 2010, of which 0.14 to 0.37 million tons was washed down to the oceans. Now in Malaysia face a big problem of the stack of serious plastic use. we often see plastic

When you're busy cooking, how often do you do with cooking oil whether it's used repeatedly? Usually, the oil after use will continue to be thrown into the bin or into the drain instead? If not treated This used cooking oil correctly will be a burden to the environment, just like the use of black oil for the vehicle. For your knowledge, used cooking oil can actually be sent to the Alam Flora (Buy Back Center) recycling center and you will be paid RM1.20 / kg, and are able to provide you with a generous income if it is done on a continuous basis. Alam Flora Sdn Bhd's chief executive officer Datuk Mohd Zain Hassan said the incentive preparation for each kilogram of cooking oil was made to encourage the public to practice the 5R principle, namely refuse, reduce, reuse, recycling and recovery. Through reprocessing of used cooking oil can contribute to being a product that has been manufactured including soap and cosmetic products and can even be transformed

The amount of waste generated by the Malaysian population covers the estimated 30,000 tonnes of waste per day and while only 5 percent of them are recycled. Two average statistics of information obtained recently were informed by the Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government, saying that the increase in dumping of waste is daily on the basis of the formation of irregular solid wastes resulting in extraordinary soil and air pollution included health and congestion problems economic growth can cause major problems for Malaysia. Local and national governments took 10 years from 2003 to 2013 to try to overcome the problem of increasing the waste by entering into garbage disposal sites, while some of them about 42 percent of the total municipal solid waste generation (MSW) in Malaysia were burned. Two percent recycled, causing the remaining 56 percent to be thrown into the landfill by open pit. This method is fast and inexpensive. But the change has made the pr