The illegal factory is known to process plastic into fish food pellets, with the raid uncovered over 100 tons of processed pellets and 100 tons of unp...
: The Kedah Department of Environment has shut down a recycling factory suspected of illegally processing used plastic into fish feed pellets during Ops Patuh, an integrated operation with the police and the Immigration Department today.
Both of the factories now face action under Equipment Operation Detention of the Environmental Quality Act 1974 for operating production machines without proper control devices. The premises were also investigated under multiple sections of the Environmental Quality Act 1974, including operating without licence and improper handling of scheduled waste.
According to Environment Department records, there are 3,526 premises from various industrial sectors operating in Kedah.
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