Three more containers of waste from UK dumped in Penang


A filepic of some of the 397 containers from various countries containing plastic waste dumped at the North Butterworth Container Terminal. Three more arrived from UK on Sept 20. – Bernama

THREE new containers filled with non-recyclable waste from the United Kingdom have found their way to the North Butterworth Container Terminal (NBCT) on mainland Penang.

State Environment Committee chairman Phee Boon Poh said the 40-foot containers, each carrying between 10 and 15 tonnes of plastic and municipal waste, arrived on Sept 20.

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