KUALA LUMPUR : More stringent checks will be carried out on containers at all ports to ensure that no prohibited plastic waste enters the country.
Customs director-general Datuk Paddy Abdul Halim said they were working with the National Solid Waste Management Department and the Department of Environment to combat the smuggling of plastic waste into Malaysia.
The plastic waste issue came to light when authorities uncovered hundreds of containers in Port Klang found to contain illegal waste brought into the country. Malaysia is among the countries that import recyclable plastic waste and so far, 62 companies have been issued approved permits by the National Solid Waste Management Department to bring in and process plastic scraps in the country.
MACC Investigation Division director Datuk Seri Simi Abd Gani said the report was received last year.
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