The charges are over failing to notify authorities about waste generation, among others.
Two directors of a used tyre processing company were each charged at the Sessions Court in Johor Bahru again today, with 15 offences involving the disposal of scheduled wastes and air pollution in Sungai Kim Kim, Pasir Gudang, early this month.Wang Jing Chao, 34, a Singaporean, and Yap Yoke Liang, 36, who also represented the company, however, pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to them before Judge Jailani Rahman.
They were alleged to have committed the offences at 12.25 pm at the company’s premises at PLO 113, Jalan Nibong 2, Tanjung Langsat Industrial Area, Pasir Gudang on March 11.They were also charged with eight counts of failing to conduct periodical air quality monitoring activity and to maintain records for manufacturing processes and for the maintenance and monitoring of air pollution control system performance as stipulated under the Environmental Quality Regulations 2014.
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