Penang DOE orders container with ewaste to be returned to US


GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Environment Department (DOE) has ordered that a container filled with ewaste be sent back to its country of origin.

The department, together with the Royal Malaysian Customs Department's Coordinated Border Management (CBM) unit, Sirim QAS International Berhad Penang and North Butterworth Container Terminal (NBCT) port officers, conducted an inspection on a container at NBCT in Butterworth that was suspected of bringing electrical and electronic waste from the United States on Thursday (Dec 8).

Save 30% OFF The Star Digital Access

Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 9.73/month

Billed as RM 9.73 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 8.63/month

Billed as RM 103.60 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!

Next In Nation

Social media user sorry for viral Zumba in school uniform video
20 motorcycles destroyed in Perak house fire
Kinabatangan, Lamag by-elections: 196 police personnel to cast early votes on Jan 20
Teen girl taken in parked car, later found safe in Shah Alam
Two found charred in car fire at Jitra Toll Plaza
State religious department, police investigate viral aerobics video in Bukit Badong
A market for property scams
Scouts expand community programme to nurture youths
Tiger tasked with saving species
Mengkuang mat tradition lives on through elderly artisan

Others Also Read