Malaysia is grappling with a growing electronic waste crisis. In 2021, the Department of Environment (DoE) collected 2,459 ...

Systemic enforcement failures, corruption, and an underdeveloped recycling infrastructure have plagued Malaysia’s e-waste management system, leaving our environment and communities at risk.

An electronic waste and electric vehicle (EV) battery collection plant in the Bukit Rambai Industrial Area was destroyed in a fire here today. The Melaka fire and rescue department said the ...

The zero-waste movement is gaining steam again following the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, which saw an ...

At the same time, management hierarchy of such organizations has to listen to views of politicians and public officials also. Sometimes it becomes difficult for management hierarchy, particularly ...

The official also highlighted that inefficient waste management is one of the other important issues ... According to Mehdi Khadem-Sameni, an official with DOE, some 445 thousand tons of urban, rural, ...

There is an increasing awareness among consumers and businesses on the importance of cutting down on the 38,000 tonnes of trash that are choking Malaysia’s landfills and rivers daily. PETALING JAYA – ...

PEKAN: An illegal electronic waste (e-waste) processing plant has been raided by the Department of Environment (DOE) during a joint operation here on Saturday (Jan 18). Pahang DOE said that the ...

The remaining 30 percent is set to be reduced through a recycling scheme. However, the National Waste Management Information System (SIPSN) operated by the Environment Ministry shows only 60.2 ...

creating illegal markets and bypassing environmentally sound waste management practices. During the technical seminar, the Government of Malaysia, which recently assumed the annually rotating ...

The funding agreements are part of a $17.5 million Waste Analysis and Strategies for Transportation End-Uses program announced by DOE last year. The program is expected to fund up to 14 projects.

particularly in areas with poor waste management, according to an article published in the British Medical Journal in January. Several other Southeast Asian countries, such as Vietnam, Malaysia ...