OIL palm biomass has been called one of Malaysia’s great opportunities for decades. It potential alone paid dividends, we might already have a thriving biomass industry. Source: The Star Read More: https://www.thestar.com.my/business/insight/2026/09/21/oil-palm-biomass-from-waste-to-business
PETALING JAYA: From funding to tackle plastic pollution to incentives for greener cities, environmental groups have outlined several areas they want the government to prioritise in budget 2027. Source: The Star Read More: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/18/funds-needed-to-tackle-pollution
PETALING JAYA: The proposed National Climate Change Bill (RUU PIN) will provide a comprehensive legal framework balancing both climate mitigation and adaptation, the Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry saif on Thursday (Sept 10). Source: The Star Read More: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/10/climate-change-bill-balances-mitigation-adaptation-says-ministry
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in Nigeria announced the introduction of what he called a “small state of emergency” due to the worsening situation with waste collection and removal. Authorities have ordered 160 new compactor garbage trucks, plan to restore the operation of additional waste unloading sites and increase the Read more…
RUBBISH collection and delivery schedules across Kuala Lumpur will be coordinated to prevent further waste pileups at the Kuala Lumpur Transfer Station (KLTS) in Kepong. In a written response to StarMetro’s Sept 8 report, “Revised waste schedule needed to clear backlog”, Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Corporation (SWCorp) said Read more…
GEORGE TOWN: The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) has urged the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to investigate alleged illegal dumping of construction waste in Pontian, Johor. Source: New Straits Times Read More: https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/1529468/cap-calls-probe-alleged-illegal-dumping-construction-waste#google_vignette
PHNOM PENH: A nationwide environmental cleanup campaign will run from Sept 18 to 30 to remove plastic waste and raise awareness of the growing threat it poses to the planet. The campaign is part of the ninth World Cleanup Day in 2026, organised by the Ministry of Environment in cooperation Read more…
THE operator of Kuala Lumpur Transfer Station (KLTS) has urged waste collection concessionaire Alam Flora Sdn Bhd to adjust its delivery schedule to resolve persistent rubbish backlog at its facility. Source: The Star Read More: https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2026/09/08/revised-waste-schedule-needed-to-clear-backlog
Deputy secretary-general (Environmental Sustainability) Datuk Nor Yahati Awang pointed out that approximately 23 million tonnes of this plastic waste are discharged into waterways annually, representing a significant threat to marine ecosystems. Source: Bernama Read More: https://bernama.com/en/general/news.php?id=2603494
SEREMBAN: A premises processing animal offal into fish feed was found discharging liquid waste into a stream near Kampung Kayu Ara, Mambau, here. Seremban City Council (MBS) mayor Datuk Masri Baharuddin said the action followed complaints from residents about foul-smelling river pollution that was affecting the community. Source: New Straits Read more…