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Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man. -filepic
PETALING JAYA: The Environment and Water Ministry will investigate a report claiming that a US-based company had sent a shipment of “bales of plastic scrap” to Malaysia last month, says Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man.
“I am getting information about this. I will make this known at a later date, ” he said when contacted.
The minister was asked to respond to a New York Times report, quoting information provided by Material Research, a research firm based in Maine, that Sigma Recycling Inc in Georgia had sent plastic scrap to Malaysia.
The Straits Times
Exports of US plastic garbage rise, despite ban
In a photo taken on Feb 28, 2020, trash pickers search for recyclable plastic and other items of value at a landfill in Bantar Gebang, Indonesia.PHOTO: NYTIMES
PublishedMar 13, 2021, 9:15 am SGT
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Countries Tried to Curb Trade in Plastic Waste. The U.S. Is Shipping More.
Data shows that American exporters continue to ship plastic waste overseas, often to poorer countries, even though most of the world has agreed to not accept it.
Trash pickers scoured the Bantar Gabang landfill in Indonesia for recyclable plastic last year.Credit.Adam Dean for The New York Times
March 12, 2021
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