PETALING JAYA: No action can be taken against the low-cost, low-technology handling of e-waste because it is not against the law despite
its potential health and environmental hazards, says an environment waste management specialist. Dr Theng Lee Chong, who is also deputy chairman of the Association of Environmental Consultant and Companies of Malaysia, said there was no regulation to control household e-waste, which usually ends up in the so-called informal sector.
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