12 arrested for illegal e-waste disposal activities
KUCHING: A coordinated crackdown on illegal electronic waste activities across Sarawak has led to the arrest of 12 individuals and the seizure of items worth RM1.82 million in a multi-agency operation dubbed Op Hazard 3.0. The operation, carried out on Apr 6, saw the Sarawak Brigade of the General Operations Force (GOF) working alongside several […]
E-waste campaign on July 23 in Miri
MIRI: The Department of Environment and the Natural Resources and Environment Board together with Miri City Council will hold a Household Electrical and Electronic Waste (BEE) Collection Campaign on July 23. This campaign wants to ensure that used and expired electrical and electronic equipment or e-waste is collected and segregated to recover useful materials/valuable resources […]
Statewide e-waste collection programme next year
KOTA SAMARAHAN: The electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) collection programme implemented by the Sarawak Environment Department (DOE) has caught the attention of the state government. According to Samarahan Resident Brahim Lumpu, the e-waste collection programme will be implemented throughout the state next year in collaboration with the Sarawak Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB) and […]
Public urged to dispose of e-waste properly
KUCHING: The public are urged to properly dispose electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) at premises approved by the Department of Environment (DoE). DoE Sarawak director Hamzah Mohammad said many are still unaware that the household e-waste is a waste listed under Environmental Quality (Scheduled Wastes) Regulations 2005, whereby it poses danger to environment and men. […]