Massive haul of toxic waste


ISKANDAR PUTERI: The Environment and Water Ministry uncovered the biggest shipment of toxic waste transiting through Malaysia when it found 110 containers filled with electric arc furnace (EAF) residue.

Investigations showed that the 1,864 bags (1,864 tonnes) of EAF dust were falsely declared as “concentrated zinc”, said minister Datuk Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man.

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