E-waste Management for sustainable campus: Case Study of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

The ultimate goal for every institution of higher learning is to be sustainable both in learning and development. Over the past years, many initiatives have been implemented to achieving the goal of sustainable campus in the developed countries. Therefore, it is important for all institutions to properly manage the E-waste they generate in order to achieve a sustainable campus. This paper reviews sustainable campus e-waste management initiatives of developed countries like USA and Australia, and also focuses on the assessment of the procedures, practices, and e-waste regulation within UKM. The Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) have followed suite in her commitment to practice sustainable development in full by 2020, and one of the ways to achieving this is through UKM sustainable waste management program, which fall under the sustainable UKM Charter, where E-waste management has become an integral part of this project. Equipments valued above $900 with current exchange rate are classified as asset while below $900 is an inventory and are not recorded in the management data base. The result of this study shows a great concern regarding e-waste management within the University, since increasing number of Faculties and Institutes which leads to increase in the use of electrical and electronic equipments, and this in turn contributes to a greater e-waste generation. Presently, there is lack of specific regulations and policy on e-waste management and practices within the University. Therefore, the study recommends a holistic approach in other to achieve sustainable e-waste management in UKM. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]