This was done at no cost to the country, says Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin.
Malaysia has returned 150 containers of plastic waste weighing 3,737 metric tonnes to the countries from which these were imported, at no cost.
"To date, the ministry, through the Department of Environment has repatriated 150 containers, with approximately 3,737 metric tonnes of plastic wastes that were illegally brought into Malaysia," Yeo said during a site visit in Butterworth, Penang. Yeo said through inspections at the ports and data from the Royal Malaysian Customs Department, most of the containers with the plastic wastes were exported from developed countries, including France, theYeo vowed to continue with the joint enforcement activities to weed out the illegal import of plastic wastes.for Import of Plastic Wastes in February this year.
"As a party to the Basel Convention, Malaysia also imposes strict requirements in line with Article 4 of the convention for all imports of mixed plastic wastes to ensure that any transboundary movement of such wastes is conducted in a manner to protect human health and the environment," Yeo said.
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