PORT KLANG: Even Bangladesh is sending its contaminated plastic waste to Malaysia. The government will be sending 450 metric tonnes of contaminated plastic waste in 10 containers back to their countries of origin immediately. Yeo also said they had discovered a recycling company from the UK that had exported 50,000 metric tonnes of plastic waste into Malaysia over the past two years. Most of the plastic scrap coming into the country is contaminated and low-quality plastic from developed countries that is non-recyclable. Related stories:CAP: Ban all plastic waste importsAssortment of rubbish from eight countries foundNot up to us to check source of plastic waste, says Perak DoE

Source: The Star May 28, 2019 23:02 UTC