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Malaysia will not be ‘world’s garbage bin’, says minister

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Updated 17 hours ago ·
Published on 5 Aug 2020 3:02PM ·

Environment and Water Minister Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man says Malaysia will not be the ‘world’s garbage bin’ and will send back containers of waste arriving from overseas. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, August 5, 2020.
MALAYSIA will not be “the world’s garbage bin” and stern action will be taken against those who attempt to bring in containers filled with toxic or plastic waste, said Environment and Water Minister Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man.

He said the ministry had traced and sent back 13 containers containing toxic waste and 42 containers filled with plastic waste to their countries of origin during the movement-control order (MCO).


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