Malaysia

Population

33,003,638

E-waste Generated

377

kt

EEE Put on Market

525

kt

E-waste Collection Rate

0%

E-waste Formally Collected

0

kt

E-waste Imported

n/a

E-waste Exported

n/a

E-waste Generated

11.4

kg per capita

EEE Put on Market

15.9

kg per capita

E-waste Generated Per Category (kt)

Temperature Exchange Equipment

89

Screens

29

Lamps

7

Large Equipment

108

Small Equipment

118

Small IT

26

National Legislation

Yes

EPR

No

Collection Target

No

Recycling Target

No

RELEVANT E-WASTE LEGISLATIONS

Malaysia: Scheduled Waste Management for Base Station (Inclusive of E-Waste), Draft Technical Code, MCMC MTSFB TC TXXX:2018

Proposed

TERRITORY COVERED: Malaysia

EEE Put on market is defined as any supply of a product for distribution, consumption or use on the market in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge.

E-waste generated is defined as the amount of discarded electrical or electronic products (e-waste) due to consumption within national territory in a given reporting year, prior to any collection, reuse, treatment, or export.

E-waste formally collected represents the e-waste collected as e-waste and regulated by environmental protection laws specifically designed for e-waste. This includes e-waste that is collected and later exported, and treated according to national standards in another country.

E-waste imported/exported is the e-waste that is imported or exported.

E-waste collection rate is the formal collection of e-waste / E-waste generated


Please refer to this data as: Cornelis P. Baldé, Ruediger Kuehr, Tales Yamamoto, Rosie McDonald, Elena D’Angelo, Shahana Althaf, Garam Bel, Otmar Deubzer, Elena Fernandez-Cubillo, Vanessa Forti, Vanessa Gray, Sunil Herat, Shunichi Honda, Giulia Iattoni, Deepali S. Khetriwal, Vittoria Luda di Cortemiglia, Yuliya Lobuntsova, Innocent Nnorom, Noémie Pralat, Michelle Wagner (2024). International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). 2024. Global E-waste Monitor 2024. Geneva/Bonn.