News related to waste management and waste industries in Malaysia
IPOH: States that have not adopted the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act 2007 will enforce minor littering offences through their respective local authorities, Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming said. Source: New Straits Times Read More: https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/02/1382845/littering-states-yet-adopt-solid-waste-law-act-through-local-councils?source=widget
PORT KLANG, Feb 19 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) crippled an electronic waste (e-waste) smuggling syndicate with the seizure of eight containers valued at an estimated RM2.15 million in a raid at North Port on Feb 3. Source: Malay Mail Read More: https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/02/19/pahang-customs-seize-rm215m-in-illegal-ewaste-across-eight-containers-at-north-port/209642
SEREMBAN: The authorities have seized 115 tonnes of refined plastic powder, believed to have been processed from electronic waste, from a factory in Senawang, says state CPO Deputy Comm Datuk Alzafny Ahmad. Source: The Star Read More: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/02/19/115-tonnes-of-e-waste-plastic-powder-seized-from-senawang-factory
AKPS began the year by seizing five containers carrying about 125 tonnes of e-waste and scheduled waste falsely declared as other goods on 27 January. The shipments — containing used printers, desktops, CPUs, shredded cables, wires, and commercial rubbish — were traced to the US, South Korea, Spain, and Taiwan. Read more…
KUALA LUMPUR: Four offenders, including three foreigners, carried out court-ordered community service here this morning after being convicted of littering. Source: New Straits Times Read More: https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/02/1377248/first-batch-litterbugs-including-foreigners-perform-community-service#google_vignette
PETALING JAYA: Each person in Malaysia produces an average of 12.2kg of electronic waste (e-waste), the third highest in Asean. Source: The Star Read More:https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/02/12/third-in-e-waste-output
KUALA LUMPUR: Education must be placed at the centre of Malaysia’s fight against electronic waste if the country is to fully realise the impact of its decision to place e-waste under Absolute Prohibition. Source: New Straits Times Read More: https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/02/1375332/changing-behaviour-not-just-laws-key-tackling-e-waste?fbclid=IwdGRjcAP37dlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEed9tQuIu7aOl9rpn2L7dr5CPBNXHeOY7HqjdV1pb68DOEWg3wIlty-ucji-k_aem_5_TYo004a_EhrCxiFbhYXw
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia supports the drafting of a Global Plastics Treaty in line with United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) Resolution 5/14 to tackle plastic pollution. Source: New Straits Times Read More: https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/02/1374950/malaysia-backs-uns-global-plastics-treaty-address-plastic-pollution
Malaysia’s seizure of more than 186,000 kilograms of illegal electronic waste at Port Klang suggests authorities are beginning to match rhetoric with enforcement after imposing a nationwide import ban. As our lead story reports, the country has long struggled with hazardous waste shipments from developed economies, often misdeclared as legitimate Read more…
PETALING JAYA: Ann Joo Resources Bhd is proposing to dispose of its 51% stake in Bumi Segar Indah Sdn Bhd (BSI) to Ng Kwok Siong and DSI Northern Source Sdn Bhd of RM 15.1 mil. Source: The Star Read more: https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2026/02/09/ann-joo-to-dispose-of-its-51-stake-in-waste-management-firm-for-rm15mil?utm_source=dailyalert&utm_medium=email&__sta=vhg.uosvpxTFFUuzk%7CIFFYBIFI&__stm_medium=email&__stm_source=smartech