MELAKA: Melaka police dismantled an illegal e-waste facility that was believed to have been processing foreign materials at the Bukit Rambai industrial area. Melaka police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said approximately 300 tonnes of aluminium ingots, estimated to Read more…
SANDAKAN: Sandakan will soon have a modern and structured solid waste disposal facility once the Labuk Solid Waste Disposal Site project is completed by 16 August 2027. Source: Daily Express Read more: https://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/262232/sandakan-to-get-modern-solid-waste-disposal-facility/
KUALA LUMPUR (July 11): BTM Resources Bhd (KL:BTM) has scrapped its 7MW renewable energy power plant project, citing difficulties in securing financing and rising project costs. This is the second power plant project it has cancelled since the 10MW biomass Read more…
Worldwide Holdings Bhd’s wholly owned subsidiary, Worldwide Entech Sdn Bhd, has been officially recognised by the Malaysia Book of Records (MBR) as the first company in the country to convert a sanitary landfill into a public recreational park. Source: Business Read more…
KOTA KINABALU: Authorities seize more than RM10.3mil worth of illegal e-waste and detain 44 individuals in Sabah. Source: The Star Read more: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2025/06/19/rm103mil-in-illegal-e-waste-seized-in-sabah-crackdown
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia’s second Waste-to-Energy (WtE) plant is set to be operational by 2029, says Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming. Source: The Star Read more: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2025/06/19/second-waste-to-energy-plant-to-operate-from-2029-says-nga
KUALA LUMPUR (June 9): As Asean countries are at different stages of extended producer responsibility (EPR) implementation, Malaysia will need to build a holistic and inclusive EPR framework tailored to its local context, integrating data and new technologies, the informal Read more…
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has decided to impose provisional anti-dumping duties ranging from 6.33% to 37.44% on imports of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) originating or exported from China and Indonesia, says the Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti). It said the Read more…
Malaysia has a longstanding issue of ballooning amounts of plastic waste. Some parties argue that one of the ways to address this issue is to make polluters responsible, and this has given support to the concept of extended producer responsibility Read more…