Where to junk your ole' PC
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Go Green, Lets reCYCLE!
KUALA LUMPUR: Out of the 50,000 junked computers thought to be lying around in the Klang Valley now, only a mere 3,000 are expected to be brought in for recycling during the six-month long "Recycle PC" campaign launched last week.
"There are about 30,000 to 50,000 retired PCs. However, not everyone may come forth. But we hope to recycle at least 3,000 PCs," said Lee Boon Kok, deputy chairman of the Association of the Computer and Multimedia Industry of Malaysia (Pikom).
To encourage as many Malaysians as possible to participate in the Recycle PC campaign, the organisers are offering to pay for PC parts and peripherals brought in.
For example, a monitor and keyboard combo could net you about RM8, a CPU about RM10-RM15, and RM5-RM50 for a printer, depending on type.
The campaign is jointly organised by Pikom and waste management company Alam Flora, with the support of several local newspapers.
Lee said most Malaysians tended to leave old and unused PCs in the corners of their homes and offices, and would usually only throw these out when they moved to a new house or workplace.
During the campaign, members of the public can bring their junked computers to any of the nine recycling centres:
Carrefour Subang Jaya;
Dewan Serbaguna Section 11, Shah Alam;
Jaya Jusco, Bukit Raja, Klang;
Mid Valley Megamall shopping centre;
Carrefour Wangsa Maju;
Jaya Jusco Taman Maluri;
Pasar Moden, Cheras;
and Sunway Pyramid shopping centre;
and the Alam Flora collection centre at Jalan 5/76D, Desa Pandan.
Businesses with multiple PCs to dispose of, can contact Alam Flora toll-free at 1-800-880-880 to arrange for collection. There is no charge for the pick-ups.
Pikom announced that more collection centres could be set up outside the Klang Valley if this campaign proves to be successful.
"This pilot project will provide an indication of how local PC users take to recycling as a practice," said Lee.
Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Adenan Satem said PC components release toxic chemicals when not disposed of properly and if these chemicals ever polluted the environment, it would "affect us all."
The junked computers collected in the campaign will be sold to companies dealing in electronic waste and the funds donated to several charities or NGOs that have yet to be determined, said Alam Flora.
In a similar recycling effort last year, Dell Asia Pacific collected 25.1 metric tons of computers and peripherals in Penang. The campaign was a joint effort by the Penang and Seberang Prai municipal councils as well as the PC manufacturer. The Star
Go Green, Lets reCYCLE!
KUALA LUMPUR: Out of the 50,000 junked computers thought to be lying around in the Klang Valley now, only a mere 3,000 are expected to be brought in for recycling during the six-month long "Recycle PC" campaign launched last week.
"There are about 30,000 to 50,000 retired PCs. However, not everyone may come forth. But we hope to recycle at least 3,000 PCs," said Lee Boon Kok, deputy chairman of the Association of the Computer and Multimedia Industry of Malaysia (Pikom).
To encourage as many Malaysians as possible to participate in the Recycle PC campaign, the organisers are offering to pay for PC parts and peripherals brought in.
For example, a monitor and keyboard combo could net you about RM8, a CPU about RM10-RM15, and RM5-RM50 for a printer, depending on type.
The campaign is jointly organised by Pikom and waste management company Alam Flora, with the support of several local newspapers.
Lee said most Malaysians tended to leave old and unused PCs in the corners of their homes and offices, and would usually only throw these out when they moved to a new house or workplace.
During the campaign, members of the public can bring their junked computers to any of the nine recycling centres:
Businesses with multiple PCs to dispose of, can contact Alam Flora toll-free at 1-800-880-880 to arrange for collection. There is no charge for the pick-ups.
Pikom announced that more collection centres could be set up outside the Klang Valley if this campaign proves to be successful.
"This pilot project will provide an indication of how local PC users take to recycling as a practice," said Lee.
Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Adenan Satem said PC components release toxic chemicals when not disposed of properly and if these chemicals ever polluted the environment, it would "affect us all."
The junked computers collected in the campaign will be sold to companies dealing in electronic waste and the funds donated to several charities or NGOs that have yet to be determined, said Alam Flora.
In a similar recycling effort last year, Dell Asia Pacific collected 25.1 metric tons of computers and peripherals in Penang. The campaign was a joint effort by the Penang and Seberang Prai municipal councils as well as the PC manufacturer. The Star
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