Scrutiny at ports for illegal plastics


  • Nation
  • Monday, 10 Jun 2019

KUALA LUMPUR: More stringent checks will be carried out on containers at all the ports to ensure 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.

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