Container suspected of bringing in plastic waste to be seized: Minister

BernamaPublished: Mar 20, 2021 11:14 AM

Malaysia will be detaining a container from Los Angeles, USA, suspected to be carrying commercial plastic waste when it arrives at Port Klang on Monday (March 22).

Environment and Water Minister, Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man in a statement today said the Department of Environment (DOE) had received the information from Sahabat Alam Malaysia on March 12 that a container from Los Angeles is believed to be containing plastic waste.

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