Illegal waste imports: Malaysian authorities raid 2 factories suspected of illegal processing

Malaysian authorities have shut down two factories suspected of illegally recycling electronic and plastic waste. The move comes a week after the government seized more than 100 shipping containers containing e-waste, destined for illegal smelters operated by Chinese gangs. That haul marked a sharp increase from the 47 containers confiscated last year. Afifah Ariffin reports from Kuala Lumpur.

[@huhwhatjason]

"Clean" Western countries are not better at handling waste than developing countries, they're just better at exporting all their wastes to developing countries.

[@ericphua2359]

How come the shipments not stop at the Malaysia port?

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Because it's legit shipments.

[@lokesh303101]

Ban Imports of Waste and Trash.

[@ericphua2359]

MALAYSIA need some houses cleanings.

[@johnnyong2341]

Sungai Petani, Kedah have lots of this factory which have been operating illegally for many years. Malaysia Boleh tge wrong way. Hehehe.😅

[@byssmal]

Genius thinking used in a wrong way

[@ArabicReja973]

*The international law* is very clear on the South China Sea:
- parts of it belong to some ASEAN countries including Malaysia 🇲🇾,
- the rest of it is the international water,
- no part of it belongs to China🇨🇳 or Taiwan🇹🇼.

[@eugenec7130]

Why don't you say the South China Sea belongs to the United States your daddy?

[@peekaboopeekaboo1165]

Both 🇹🇼🇨🇳 have belongings in the SCS too.

[@AlbertoEspinoza-kv7dw]

Ean frin yanwe miexti plase wayu

[@keangwooichoo6138]

Also illegal immigrants

[@eugenec7130]

Time to look at corruption.

[@avint247]

...of your soul