‘We’ll work with Malaysia on waste issue’

Not needed here: Containers filled with plastic waste being displayed at Port Klang, Selangor. Canada is one of the countries that shipped its waste to Malaysia. — Bloomberg

PETALING JAYA: News reports of Canada not taking back plastic waste dumped in Malaysia were taken out of context, says the Cana­dian High Commission.

“Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) was respon­ding to a question from the media as to whether a ship currently coming from the Philippines would pick up waste in Malaysia while on its way to Canada.