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What’s your ideal home?
Kampung Orang Asli Sungai Dua could be seen as a prelude to the waste pollution issue that plagues the outlying islands in Malaysia.
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NGOs urge all state governments to follow Selangor’s example and stop plastic waste imports
Selangor’s Exco for State Tourism and Environment, YB Hee Loy Sian announced on 19 May 2022 five new policies in regard to the operation of plastic waste recycling factories in…
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Report proposes stronger ASEAN response to fight global waste dumping
Current legal and policy responses are not enough to stop the entry of illegal waste, and more importantly, are insufficient to protect the health of both people and the environment. ASEAN countries evidently need a unified and stronger response to waste trade.
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Pua Lay Peng, a frontline defender against plastic pollution in Malaysia
We would say that Pua is the Malaysian version of Erin Brockovich, a concerned citizen who fought for a better environment and consequently, built a strong movement.
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Be a part of the solution, not part of the pollution.
Our recent discovery found a high concentration of heavy metals, namely lead (Pb) in the sediments of the Langat river in the location nearer to plastic waste recycling factories and other industries in Jenjarom.
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Kesan plastik yang tidak berhenti
Sampah plastik telah membanjiri kawasan kita sejak 2018 lagi - menenggelamkan suara-suara dan mengenepikan kesihatan ahli-ahli komuniti yang terkesan akibat situasi ini.
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The plastic that keeps on giving
Illegal, unrecyclable imported plastic waste flooded our shores in 2018; drowning out the voices and health of communities affected by it, as well as the health of our environment.
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Waste Trade Woes
Plastic waste from developed countries add to Malaysia’s environmental crisis.
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THE RECYCLING MYTH 2.0: The Toxic After-Effects of Imported Plastic Waste in Malaysia
A joint investigation was carried out last year by Greenpeace, revisiting several locations suspected to have onsite imported plastic waste to find out the lasting environmental and health impacts of the imported plastic waste trade.
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Malaysian Government Returns to Sender
Malaysia ships back 150 containers to 13 countries in 2019.