Video captured by the Kuala Langat environmental group show the burning and collection of other countries' recycling waste in Malaysia. READ MORE:* NZ's plastic stockpile is at 400 tonnes* Recycling is ending up in illegal dumping sites in Malaysia* Hoarding soft plastic bags* Was the soft plastic recycling scheme a waste of time? The bags were a response to public demand to replace the thousands of council recycling bags being sent to landfill, Pannett said. The recycling bags will be processed in Malaysia by being melted down in to LDPE pellets, a "raw" material to make new products. Green recycling bags will still be collected, and the remaining 2000 green bags in stock which will be distributed in the first stages of delivery starting on Saturday.

Source: Stuff April 02, 2019 05:37 UTC