Malaysia still saddled with foreign waste cargo

GEORGE TOWN: More than 200 containers of plastic waste from all over the world are still stuck at the North Butterworth Container Terminal (NBCT), said Penang Environment Department director Sharifah Zakiah Syed Sahab.

She said a local importer is appealing to the National Solid Waste Management Department (JPSPN) for a permit to remove 123 containers from the terminal.