‘We are not the world’s dump site’ Philippines sends trash back to Canada
Following a long-running waste export row, the Philippines has begun returning dozens of shipping containers full of trash to Canada.
KPKT's first park to turn trash to cash in two years
KUALA LUMPUR (April 22): Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin plans to turn waste to profit by setting up designated waste parks in every state to focus on upcycling waste products.
Jenjarom's mega plastic waste problem gets the BBC’s attention
PETALING JAYA (Feb 14): The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) yesterday reported on a story about the plastic waste scourge which descended upon the Kuala Langat district of Selangor, especially the town of Jenjarom.
Scientex shares dip 7% on 1Q net profit fall
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 31): Scientex Bhd saw its share price fall as much as 7.
Malaysia wants to be a stepping stone for business in plastic alternatives, says minister
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 17): Malaysia hopes to spearhead the research and development (R&D) and commercialisation of green packaging and other alternatives for single-use plastics.
State-enforced pollution charge on single-use plastic by 2021
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 17): Malaysia may introduce a state-enforced pollution charge on single-use plastics on businesses by 2021, said Minister of Energy, Science and Technology, and Climate Change, Yeo Bee Yin.
Details of plastic waste ban to be finalised by year end, says Yeo
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 16): Putrajaya aims to finalise details of banning the import of non-recyclable plastic waste by end of this year.
Yeo Bee Yin: Government freezes licence issuance for plastic waste recycling factories
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 16): The government has freezed issuance of licenses to establish plastic waste recycling factories in Malaysia and banned the import of these materials to ensure existing illegal factories do not continue their operations.
Report: Bulk of US plastic waste shipments end up in Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 6): About half of plastic waste coming out of the US for recycling recorded for the first six months of this year was taken to Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam, said Unearthed, Greenpeace’s investigative arm, reported British newspaper The Guardian yesterday.
