Malaysia urges hazardous waste exporting countries for better cooperation


KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has urged that countries exporting hazardous waste materials to provide better cooperation at the high-level segment of the meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions that took place from June 1 till June 2.

Environment and Water Minister Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man (pic) said that Malaysia faced challenges in obtaining cooperation from exporting countries to retrieve their waste.

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