Batu Arang residents rally against proposed WTE plant, citing health, environmental concerns

MORE than 500000 residents living within a 5km radius are expected to be affected if a proposed waste to energy (WTE) plant in Batu Arang, Rawang, is built, says Jaringan Rawang Tolak Incinerator (JRTI), a residents’ group formed to protest against the project. Source: The Star Read more: https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2025/11/17/batu-arang-residents-rally-against-proposed-wte-plant-citing-health-environmental-concerns

Taiwanese recycling firm secures RM150m funding for Melaka project

  KUALA LUMPUR: Taiwan’s FE Green PET (M) Sdn Bhd has recently secured RM150 million in green and sustainability-linked financing from HSBC Malaysia to carry out its recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) resin plant project in Melaka. Source: New Straits Times Read more: https://www.nst.com.my/business/corporate/2025/10/1294792/taiwanese-recycling-firm-secures-rm150m-funding-melaka-project

Pasir Gudang gas leak leaves two dead, one fighting for life

JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 3 — Two operators died while another is still receiving treatment at a hospital after inhaling toxic gas during an incident at a scheduled waste management and treatment plant in the Pasir Gudang Industrial Estate, here on Tuesday (Sept 30). Source: Malay Mail Read more: https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2025/10/03/pasir-gudang-gas-leak-leaves-two-dead-one-fighting-for-life/193310

Plastic pollution poses growing health threat as Malaysia eyes Extended Producer Responsibility law

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 — At the site of an illegal dumping site in Kapar, Selangor, which stands two storeys high and covers a space of at least five football pitches, lay scraps of conveniences that gleam weakly in the sun. Source: Malay Mail Read more: https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2025/08/30/plastic-pollution-poses-growing-health-threat-as-malaysia-eyes-extended-producer-responsibility-law/189310

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