Ismail, Mohd Azril and Lamsali, Hendrik and Lee, Choon Tong (2019) Trends and issues of electronic waste and mobile phone waste: A review of Malaysia context. In: Information and Communication TechnologyStudies under the Digital Era. School of Technology Management and Logistics, Universiti Utara Malaysia Sintok, pp. 37-47. ISBN 978-967-2276-13-5

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Abstract

Today there are many aspects has been changed due to the innovation and advancing of the technology. For the past few decades many electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) has been invented in order to make our life easier and efficiency. For example, EEE like television, refrigerator, computer, mobile phone, air-conditioner, washing machine, etc. has been changing our daily life to be more convenient. Although those EEE can provide many benefits and advantages to our daily activities, however, in the meantime it will also cause very serious environmental issues for the society. This is because after the EEE reach end-of-life or it can be referred as a waste of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) or electronic waste (e-waste), it will affect the environment surrounding if that e-waste is not managed in an appropriate process. According to solving the e-waste problem (STEP) initiative, e-waste can be defined as all electrical and electronic equipment that discarded and its parts as a waste without the intention of reuse from the owner (Doefnaes & Kuehr, 2014).

Item Type:	Book Section
Subjects:	Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
Divisions:	School of Technology Management & Logistics
Depositing User:	Mrs. Norazmilah Yaakub
Date Deposited:	12 Jan 2021 07:30
Last Modified:	12 Jan 2021 07:30
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/27522

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