#recycling

Govt's goal is to achieve 25pct recycling rate of such waste.

A study has found toxic chemicals in recycled plastic pellets.

'Plastics recycling could contribute RM15 billion to RM20 billion to Malaysia’s economy'.

It is confident target can be achieved following positive development with rise in recycled goods collected this year.

There is an estimated 50-100 pct more scrap metal than usual sitting in yards in countries such as Malaysia.

This will help to address the dumping of illegal plastic wastes into the state, civil society groups say.

The plastics recycling industry currently contributes RM4.5 billion annually to Malaysia's economy.

The BN government attempted to implement it in 2015 but the effort was unsuccessful. 

They claim the factories operate "day and night' despite being sealed, causing pollution and health problems.

Crackdown on imported foreign waste has upset the village of Bangun.

Olympic medals will be also forged from metal recycled from old electronic devices.

DG Paddy Halim says his department will carry out more stringent checks on containers entering the country.

Recyclers now have to first obtain approval from Mida and DOE before their import permits are approved.

Not separating the recyclables will cost Penang homeowners come Jan 1.

LETTER | Why an urgency to push incineration when recycling has not been widely implemented?

Waste management is set to be a major challenge for life in the Klang Valley.

The state of Malacca has banned non-recyclable plastic bags for over a year, and the federal government has issued a directive on trash sorting for those living in territories under its purview since 2015.

COMMENT | Politicians would rather spend time on big projects than on the simple things in life.

Many decades ago, people used to collect bottles and sell them to a bottle recycling man who comes around the neighbourhood on his bicycle, getting 5 sen for a small bottle while bigger ones could get 10 sen or more.