DoE: Growing amount of e-waste alarming


Worker separating the electronic compartments from the casing to category under e-waste at one of the recycling center in Bukit Mertajam. (May 7, 2025) — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star.

GEORGE TOWN: Electronic waste (e-waste) has reared its ugly head again with the Department of Environment (DoE) sounding the alarm bell over the need to manage the increasing units of electronics being discarded year after year.

Malaysia generated 24.5 million units of e-waste so far this year which is already higher than the 23.8 million units recorded in 2024 and 22.7 million in 2023, according to the DoE.

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