Basel Convention amendment helps Malaysia restrict plastic waste imports better, says Yeo

PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): The recent amendment to the classification of plastic wastes under the Basel Convention, an international treaty, will help Malaysia restrict the import of such waste from other countries more effectively, says Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin (pic).

This is because the amendment to the proposed plastic waste classification by the Convention, which was ratified by 187 countries, requires a "prior informed consent (PIC)" from the country importing the plastic waste before any cross-border waste movement is conducted.