M'sia not dumping ground for overseas plastic waste - Tuan Ibrahim

Published: Oct 26, 2022 6:52 AM

Environment and Water Minister Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man today stressed that Malaysia is not a dumping ground for plastic waste illegally shipped to Malaysia.

He said from September 2019 to June 2022, some 286 containers of smuggled plastic waste have been returned to their origin countries.

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