e-waste
COMMENT | Reckless carbon capture law puts profit over environment
Importing waste exacerbates issue of Malaysia being the world's dumping ground.
C4 Center
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9 d ago
'Illegal e-waste factories may be linked to organised crime'
Premises raided, revealing 50 tonnes of bullets, live ammunition.
Bernama
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10 d ago
LETTER | Dept of Environment auctioning 15 tons of seized e-waste
Inconsistent waste management policies impacting environmental safety.
Dave Avran
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a month ago
Seized e-waste to be auctioned - DOE
More than 15k tonnes confiscated in recent Op Hazard.
Bernama
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a month ago
Action taken against 44 illegal e-waste plants - Nik Nazmi
Action also taken against e-waste plants illegally processing bullet casings.
Bernama
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a month ago
EAIC uncovers DOE officer's attempt to release e-waste containers
Commission outlines several recommendations for corrective action.
2 months ago
Customs seize over RM10m rice, e-waste, cigarettes, snuff tobacco
E-waste from Europe, cigarettes stored in residential properties.
Bernama
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3 months ago
Five e-waste facilities face legal action for law violations
Facilities fail to comply with the Environmental Quality Act.
Bernama
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a year ago
Jamaliah gets to grips with S'gor environment challenges
Second-term assemblyperson talks of water cuts, e-waste, plastic use.
Martin Vengadesan, Tan Jia Ren
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a year ago
Heavier penalties await illegal e-waste importers: Minister
Amendments to Environmental Quality Act 1974 come into effect on July 7.
Bernama
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a year ago
Aminuddin vows stern action after raids on 2 illegal e-waste factories
Negeri Sembilan MB says he accepts public criticism on this matter.
Bernama
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a year ago
Kedah blast: MP refuses to speculate on contaminants, waits for probe
He says forensic probe will be carried out to determine the cause and other factors.
Martin Vengadesan
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a year ago
A stench so foul: Hulu S’gor folk claim e-waste firm violates rules
Factory was suspended by DOE twice, but allowed to resume operations soon after.
Isabelle Leong
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2 years ago
Illegal e-waste factory raided in Perak plantation, owner missing
Villagers had complained about recycled material being found outside of the factory
Puteri Aisya Sufian
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2 years ago
19 containers of e-waste found at ports sent back to origin this year
Govt won’t allow Malaysia become ‘dump site’ for the world, minister says.
2 years ago
Kuala Langat residents haunted by burnt e-waste, smelly fumes
Residents complain of illegal factories, worried about health.
Puteri Aisya Sufian
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2 years ago
Illegally imported e-waste container to be sent back to US
The importer falsely declared the container held 'aluminium alloy'.
2 years ago
YOURSAY | E-waste - we should not be world’s dumping ground
‘There is no use having a world-class LRT if our backyard is a junkyard.’
Yoursay
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2 years ago
Ministry promises crackdown on illegal e-waste recycling plants
This comes after Malaysiakini published an investigative report.
2 years ago
E-waste smuggled into the country leaves a trail of pollution
Sources: Tonnes come from developed nations, through ports, undetected.
Arulldas Sinnappan
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2 years ago
DOE collects over 2,000 tonnes of e-waste this year, exceeds target
Minister says poorly managed e-waste could cause cancer, kidney damage.
Bernama
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3 years ago
MPs cry wastage as pen drives and CDs fill Parliament’s dustbins
'All I could see is money in the dustbin,' says Kasthuriraani.
3 years ago
Two shipping containers full of waste seized in Penang
They contained electrical and electronic waste from Japan.
Bernama
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4 years ago
Global e-waste surging: up 21 per cent in 5 years
A record 53.6 million tonnes (Mt) of e-waste was produced globally in 2019 — the weight of 350 cruise ships the size of the Queen Mary 2; $57 billion in gold and other components discarded — mostly dumped or burned
5 years ago