Tack Back System for Household E-Waste Management System in Malaysia

2. To shift Malaysia’s e-waste management
system from only focusing on funding from
government and taxpayer, to the one that
relies on producer responsibility in order
to reduce public costs and drive
improvements in product design to
promote environmental sustainability.
Objective

3. Now: Waste is a Local Authority
Responsibility (e-waste is included in the
collection but no system established yet)
Producers
Taxpayers/Community

4. Future: Extended Producer Responsibility
(EPR) or Take Back System
Producers
Consumer

5. Method suggested (in e-waste management)
is to use what is called the Extended
Producer Responsibility (EPR). It is a strategy
designed to promote the integration of
environmental costs associated with
electronic and electrical products throughout
their life cycles.
The other term used is: Take Back / Buy Back
Method

6. Reason for skyrocketing volume of
e-waste:
Disposable
Design
Fastest
growing
product type
Volume & Size

7. Example: Products
that are designed for
disposal

8. Take-Back Requirements are (Based
on literature study and interview):
Most focus on
Producer
Responsibility
Require product
to be design for
3R’s: Reduce,
Reuse, Recycle
Usually require
fees
Require
infrastructure
for collection,
recovery and/or
recycling
Require
labelling/tagging
for easy
collection

9. Take-Back Requirements
Examples in other country:
Europe:
• Requires producers to participate in recycling schemes
• Requires labeling
South America:
• Will require take-back of batteries, electronic equipment, certain
lamps

10. Recyclable Recoverable
Compostable Biodegradable
Products Design Requirements
to meet Take Back Systems

11. Take Back Systems Approach:
Roles and Responsibilities
Producers
Retailers
Consumers
State Government
Local Government
Haulers
Recyclers

12. Roles and Responsibilities
(continued)
Producers: Product design planning
program to achieve defined outcome
& involve in the EOL management

13. Roles and Responsibilities
(continued)
Retailers: Provide information from
producers to customers & collection

14. Roles and Responsibilities
(continued)
Consumers: Participate in collection
systems and for end of life product
management.

15. Roles and Responsibilities
(continued)
State Government: Establish statutory
requirements and regulations to
achieve goals, using guiding principles

16. Roles and Responsibilities
(continued)
Local Authority: Explore system
effectiveness with stakeholders

17. Roles and Responsibilities
(continued)
Collectors and Recyclers: Provide safe
collection and handling of products
and materials with compensation

18. Next Step