Sunway Campus e-Waste Collection Day
An on campus e-Waste Disposal Collection day was carried out on 24th January 2019.
The campaign started off with a big e-Waste collection bin placed at Sunway University Building foyer from 22nd – 24th January 2019 for staff and students to dispose their big e-Waste items.
For smaller e-Waste items such as mobile phones, batteries, chargers, and other electronic components, e-Waste collection bins are available all year long in strategic locations on campus and hostels.
On the e-Waste collection day, a collection truck and workers were on standby at the collection booth to collect:
- Office e-Waste items from ITS and Facilities departments,
- Items collected from the big and small e-Waste bins on campus, and
- Other home e-Waste items brought in by staff and students.
Total waste collection on 24/1/19 = 1,640 kg
No.
Waste Category
Waste Component
SEG
Weight (kg)
Public
Weight (kg)
1.
SW110
Scrap CRT Monitor
0
39
2.
SW110
Scrap CPU & Server
0
33
3.
SW110
Scrap Accessories
107
70
4.
SW110
Scrap LCD Monitor
19
5
5.
SW110
Scrap Laptop
0
3
6.
SW110
Scrap Wire
18
15
7.
-
Scrap AAA Battery & Li-ion Battery
208
24
8.
-
Scrap toner cartridge, plastic, paper waste and general waste
848
9
9.
SW110
Scrap Fluorescent Lamp & Glass
240
2
Total
1440
200
This twice yearly event is a joint effort by IT Services, Facilities Services, Safety & Health departments, Sunway Student Volunteer (SSV), Sunway College Council (SCC) and supported by Student Life Department. The collected e-Waste is properly disposed by a certified e-Waste disposal vendor, approved by (DoE) Department of Environment. The vendor has the same mission as IT Services department as it advocates and supports a cleaner and greener environment.
Total e-Waste collected since the start of this Sunway campus e-Waste campaign in year 2012 is 23,230kg/ton. There are total of 20 to 50 million metric tons of e-waste disposed every year according to new UN report. Let us make changes by reducing, recycling and reusing the electrical & electronic appliances.
The next Sunway Campus e-Waste Collection Day will be 22nd August 2019. Stay tuned.
