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"These illegal operations are run by criminal syndicates looking to reap quick and maximum profits, extracting copper, gold and other valuable materials from the scrap, while avoiding any form of pollution control costs."China banned the import of electronic waste and plastic waste with their National Sword Policy in 2018 as their air, water and soil were rapidly getting contaminated, people were falling ill and agricultural land was getting destroyed.
"These rules are designed to protect our environment and Malaysia is providing the necessary enforcement. "The primary argument proffered is that there is plenty of illegal activity and perhaps the law is the problem and we should allow the e-waste to flow in but be strictly controlled.The statement said that if the waste was valuable and the processing profitable, entrepreneurs with access to capital investment in the United States would build “green” facilities to extract the value.
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