MNS Green Living teams up with TEEAM to collect e-waste and fluorescent lights
PENCINTA ALAM MARCH 2015 GREEN LIVING COLUMN MNS Green Living teams up with TEEAM to collect e-waste and fluorescent lights. (By Wong Ee Lynn, wongeelynn@yahoo.com) MNS Green Living is pleased to report that our MNS Headquarters in Jalan Kelantan now has electronic waste (e-waste) and compact fluorescent light (CFL)/ fluorescent light (FL) collection bins, thanks to the assistance of The Electrical and Electronics Association of Malaysia (TEEAM). These bins are placed by the door to the MNS office, beside the Green Living Little Free Library, to enable members of the public to correctly dispose of their light bulbs, fluorescent light tubes and other electronic waste (e.g. batteries, unwanted appliances and gadgets) for recycling and safe disposal. This initiative by TEEAM, a non-profit volunteer-based trade association, is made possible thanks to the UNDP-implemented GEF Small Grants Programme. However, Green Living strongly believes that the collection, rec...