KUALA LUMPUR: Close interministerial cooperation is needed to address the challenges posed by illegal recycling plants and imported waste, says Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.
Compared to 25 years ago, awareness of environmental issues among the public and businesses in Malaysia has increased significantly, with more environment-related terminologies and concepts being introduced, from "reduce, reuse, recycle (3R)" to "sustainable development", and now "ESG" and "circular economy".
JOHOR BARU: Johor will not accept any kind of investments relating to imported e-waste materials coming into the state, says Lee Ting Han.
JOHOR BARU: Johor will not accept any kind of investments relating to imported e-waste materials coming into the state, says Lee Ting Han.
KUALA LUMPUR: The issue of e-waste smuggling, the surge in coconut-based product prices, and the perennial rice planting system are among the key topics on the final day of the Dewan Rakyat sitting for the First Meeting of the Fourth Session of the 15th Parliament on Thursday (March 6).
KUALA LUMPUR: There needs to be cooperation between all agencies to combat illegal e-waste processing factories, says Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.
KUALA LUMPUR: Items and e-waste seized in the recent Op Hazard operations will be used as evidence in legal proceedings, says the Department of Environment (DOE).
JOHOR BARU: Police have uncovered illegal e-waste processing setups in three factories here, seizing materials and equipment worth over RM71mil.
KUALA LANGAT: A “bullet recycling plant” has been uncovered for the first time in a police raid on an illegal e-waste processing factory here.
BUKIT MERTAJAM: 11 foreign nationals were arrested during a raid on a factory alleged to have illegally processed electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) in Machang Bubok.
KUALA LUMPUR: Over just a few days, more than RM1bil worth of items were seized in police operations against illegal e-waste processing factories and plants – and that\'s just the tip of the iceberg, says Comm Datuk Seri Azmi Abu Kassim (pic).
PEKAN: An illegal electronic waste (e-waste) processing plant has been raided by the Department of Environment (DOE) during a joint operation here on Saturday (Jan 18).
THE pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity, the optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty, Winston Churchill once said. This insight perfectly encapsulates the mindset shift needed in waste management.
As the use of cash steeply declines, the mint is undergoing a vast transformation to avoid becoming obsolete. Its new purpose: recovering precious metals like gold from electronic waste and turning that metal into jewellery. Here's how.
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The country’s first-ever integrated recycling park is being developed on a 1,242ha land in Seri Iskandar, Perak.
CYBERJAYA: The public can send old or broken gadgets to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) e-waste collection centres to recycle or dispose of properly, says the Deputy Communications and Digital Minister.
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