Press Release

March 30, 2009
  • Waste & Recycling

State of Illegal Dumping of Home Appliances

The MOE has compiled data regarding home appliances illegally dumped during 2007FY.

The number of home appliances (air conditioners, CRT television sets, refrigerators/freezers, and washing machines) illegally dumped in 2007FY totaled 115,815, a 12.3% decrease over 2006FY.

The number of PCs (desktops, laptops, CRT displays, and LCDs) illegally dumped in 2007FY totaled 5,255, a 5.1% decrease over 2006FY.

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