Malaysia Blocks Plastics

When China banned the import of most plastics, there was a fear that source states without the waste infrastructure would be swamped by plastics. However, instead of developing solutions, they were relieved to find that other destinations had left their doors open.

Malaysia Starts Rejecting Plastic Wastes as it Changes View on Imports

Now, Malaysia has signalled its intentions on waste by returning 3000 metric tons of plastics waste to its source countries.

Malaysia‘s environment minister Yeo Bee Yin said 60 containers filled with contaminated waste had b...