Malaysia News
Electronic scrap recycling factory in Port Klang raided, 49 foreigners held
Read More at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2024/08/01/electronic-scrap-recycling-factory-in-port-klang-raided-49-foreigners-held
Malaysia News
Landowner ordered to clean up illegal waste site in Teluk Panglima Garang
Read More at https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2024/07/29/landowner-ordered-to-clean-up-illegal-waste-site-in-teluk-panglima-garang
Malaysia News
Circular economy a roadmap for sustainable material use
IN our relentless march of progress, we have adhered to a model of “take, make, dispose.” This linear path has led us to an unsustainable reality where the demand for virgin resources has spiralled out of control, and waste piles Read more…
Malaysia News
Source of Sg Sembah, Sg Kundang odour pollution traced to leak at factory recycling acrylics
Read More at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2024/07/23/source-of-sg-sembah-sg-kundang-odour-pollution-traced-to-leak-at-factory-recycling-acrylics
Malaysia News
Nga: Malaysia committed to UN SDGs
Read More at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2024/07/18/nga-malaysia-committed-to-un-sdgs
International News
U.S. Invests in Indonesia’s Solid Waste Management to Improve Public Health, Environmental Sustainability
Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Government of Indonesia announced the launch of the Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management and Partnership (USAID SELARAS). Both Indonesia and the United States have a vested interest in addressing Read more…
Malaysia News
Kedah DoE busts illegal recycling factory suspected of turning plastic into fish feed
SUNGAI PETANI, July 3 — The Kedah Department of Environment (DOE) detected a recycling factory suspected of processing used plastic into fish feed pellets, in an industrial area here, today. Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Nik Nazmi Nik Read more…
Malaysia News
18 possible sites for waste-to-energy plants identified
Read More at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2024/07/02/18-possible-sites-for-waste-to-energy-plants-identified
Malaysia News
Waste policy re-enforced July 1
Read More at https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2024/06/28/waste-policy-re-enforced-july-1
Malaysia News
Hidden in a plantation, illegal e-waste factory raked in over RM10mil monthly
SUNGAI PETANI: Imagine over RM10 million worth of precious metals being extracted monthly from an illegal e-waste recycling facility, hidden within a palm oil plantation in Tikam Batu. This facility, raided by authorities today, has been a hub for extracting Read more…