News related to waste management and waste industries in Malaysia
PETALING Jaya City Council (MBPJ) is coming down harder on litterbugs and those dumping waste illegally. Between January and June, some 87 offenders were arrested with two court cases initiated and 213 compounds issued during the period. Source: The Star Read More: https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2026/07/01/mbpj-steps-up-anti-littering-illegal-dumping-campaign-and-enforcement-
It resembles a claw machine in a game arcade, magnified to industrial scale. Seated before a clear viewing panel, operators manoeuvre giant steel claws that hover over a sea of household waste, speckled with the familiar single-use plastic bags. Source: The Star Read More:https://www.thestar.com.my/esg/2026/06/26/malaysia-bets-on-waste-to-energy-technology
KUALA LUMPUR: Shopping malls that fail to provide recycling facilities will risk having their operating licences withheld or revoked under a new government directive making such facilities mandatory nationwide. Source: The Sun Read More:https://thesun.my/news/malls-must-provide-recycling-facilities-or-risk-losing-licences-nga/
KUANTAN: The General Operations Force’s southeast brigade detained a man and seized a range of items, including electronic waste (e-waste) components worth over RM6.48 million, during a raid on a factory in Gambang yesterday. Source: Free Malaysia Today Read More:https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/06/23/over-rm6mil-worth-of-items-seized-in-raid-on-e-waste-processing-factory
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian companies equipped with strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices and reporting standards will likely have a distinct competitive advantage and access to business opportunities in the European Union (EU) and other international markets, a sustainability reporting expert said today. Source: The Star Read More: https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2026/06/17/esg-ready-malaysian-businesses-better-positioned-to-penetrate-eu-market-says-gri
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is pivoting towards a more sustainable future by slashing the country’s reliance on landfills from 61 per cent to 52 per cent by 2030. Source: New Straits Times Read More: https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/06/1463450/malaysia-targets-landfill-reliance-cut-food-waste-crisis-deepens-watch
PUTRAJAYA: More than 1000 shopping malls nationwide will be equipped with recycling facilities by the end of the year following a Cabinet decision to make this mandatory as part of efforts to strengthen solid waste management and accelerate the country’s transition towards a circular economy. source: The Star Read More: Read more…
KUALA LUMPUR (June 6): Malaysia is mandating all shopping malls to have recycling centres beginning June as one of the conditions for licence application and renewal. Source: The Edge Malaysia Read More: https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/806088
PETALING JAYA: Shopping malls may soon play bigger role in tackling the country’s waste problem, but experts say recycling bin alone will not be enough to drive meaningful change. Source: The Star Read More: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/06/08/more-than-recycling-bins-needed
I WRITE as a concerned resident to Taman Tun Dr Ismail to highlight a problem that has plagued our neighbourhood for years: illegal dumping by our own residents. Source: The Star Read ore: https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/views/2026/06/06/hold-residents-accountable-for-illegal-dumping-of-waste#shareModal