Recycle? Malaysians want to see the money


PETALING JAYA: Only about 3,000 units of the millions of mobile e-waste have been properly disposed of through the recycling campaign run by the Malaysian Commu­nications and Multimedia Commis­sion (MCMC) since its inception in late 2013 – a very low participation from the public.

One of the key reasons is that Malaysian expect to be paid for the waste they send for recycling.

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