News related to waste management and waste industries in Malaysia
GEORGE TOWN: Used lithium batteries from mobile phones, power banks and electric vehicles are piling up faster than Malaysia can recycle them. Penang Housing and Environment Committee chairman Datuk Seri Sundarajoo Somu said many people still dispose of lithium batteries carelessly, posing serious environmental and safety risks if not properly Read more…
PETALING JAYA: Nearly 8000 litterbugs have been caught under a new community service framework in six states, with Housing Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming pushing for the remaining states to adopt the system. Source: The Star https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/05/28/crackdown-nabs-8000-litterbugs-in-six-states?utm_source=dailyalert&utm_medium=email&__sta=vhg.uosvpxTFFUuzk%7CIFFQTJFI&__stm_medium=email&__stm_source=smartech
KUALA LUMPUR: The RM10 million matching grant programme for replacing old vehicles, introduced under the 2026 Budget, was fully utilised within just three months, according to CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd. Source: New Straits Times Read More: https://www.nst.com.my/business/corporate/2026/05/1443929/rm10mil-vehicle-replacement-grant-exhausted-three-months-shows
AMPANG Jaya ratepayers will soon be able to turn recycle waste into assessment tax payment under a new initiative. Source: The Star Read More: https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2026/05/21/pay-assessment-with-recyclables
KUALA LUMPUR: Nestle (M) BHD is expanding its plastic waste recycling initiative, Project SAVE, in Kedah through a collaboration with the Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation (SWCorp). Source: The Star Read More: https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2026/05/20/nestl-expands-recycling-initiative-in-kedah-with-swcorp-partnership
Kota Kinabalu: Community-led environ-mental work can lift some of the country’s most marginalised people out of poverty by turning plastic waste into jobs, infrastructure and tourism opportunities, according to environmentalist Michelle de la Harpe. Source: Daily Express Read More: https://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/280905/turning-pulau-gaya-plastic-waste-into-eco-bricks/
TWO medium sized roll-on, roll-off (RoRo) bins at a back lane in Ipoh’s Canning Garden have become a dumping ground for outsiders. Source: The Star Read More: https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2026/05/04/outsiders-causing-canning-garden-waste-bins-to-overflow
BINTULU (April 29): Malaysians are effectively paying twice for poor waste management through public spending and the hidden costs of pollution, health risks and wasted recyclable materials―yet remain unaware of the burden, said Universiti Putra Malaysia Sarawak (UPMS) researcher Dr Keeren Sundara Rajoo. Source: The Borneo Post Read More: https://www.theborneopost.com/2026/04/29/researcher-waste-mismanagement-draining-public-funds-raising-health-toll/
By the banks of Sungai Klang near Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, a thriving community garden stands where a wasteland once festered. Source: The Star Read More: https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2026/04/27/klang-valley-wastelands-reclaimed-as-green-lungs
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia must prioritise waste prevention at the source to avert a looming national crisis, warn environmental experts. Source: The Star Read More: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/04/23/the-race-to-zero-waste