KUCHING: Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) recently enlisted the expertise of Shan Poornam Metals Sdn Bhd (SPM) to manage its ICT waste which included computer monitors and central processing units.
BCCK invests in ICT equipment and facilities and its ICT Department adopted a long-term solution to deal with e-waste.
Electronic scrap components such as CPUs contain harmful components such as lead, cadmium, beryllium or brominated flame retardants.
Recycling and disposal of these components are being undertaken by licensed waste management operators to avoid unsafe exposure and leakage of harmful materials into the environment.
The amount of general waste generated by events hosted at BCCK also warrants proper management. Plastic, glass, aluminium and paper are segregated by BCCK's waste sorting unit prior to collection by SPM, licensed by the Department of Environment (DoE) Malaysia.
"BCCK is committed to managing the waste that goes out from our centre in the safest possible ways. We have the assurance of ISO management systems from appointed vendor SPM to process, salvage and turn our waste into re-useable materials," said BCCK chief executive officer Eric van Piggelen.
SPM and the Japanese International Corporation Agency (JICA) spearhead the recycling and recovery of household e-waste and chlorofluorocarbons or CFCs (chemicals which destroy the Earth's ozone layer), winning numerous awards for innovation and leadership in environmental management solutions.
Among these awards are the Leadership in Renewable Energy & Technology Award by FGCCC and The Leaders International, UAE, Dubai and the Prime Minister's Hibiscus Award 2010/2011 - Special Project on Innovation towards Environmental Solutions.
The company also handles secondary alloy alum ingot and refining of precious group metal (PGM) and copper.
SPM has 500 trained personnel with comprehensive expertise in waste management. The company has various international certifications that validate its waste management processes namely ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, ISO 9001 Quality Management System and OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Management.
