“In my hometown in Gemencheh, my family used to discard bulky electronic items by selling them to a collector,” said the 30-year-old. “I haven’t thrown away the old phone because I don’t know where to discard it. “I just don’t think it’s okay to throw them away as I do with other types of waste,” he said. Comic artist Wilson Lew, from Kuala Lumpur, said most e-waste kiosks at shopping malls were not prominent or attractive enough. Film producer Danish Muham­mad, 40, said e-waste kiosks should be set up at convenient spots to make it easier for people to drop off their unwanted devices.

Source: The Star May 31, 2019 03:11 UTC