KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 — The Department of Environment (DOE) has collected 2,283.7 tonnes of electric and electronic waste (e-waste) as of this month, said Minister of Environment and Water Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man.

By Sheeda Fathil SHAH ALAM, Oct 7 — The Department of Environment (DOE) has taken five industrial waste samples from a warehouse in Batang Kali, which was raided on September 30. Selangor DOE director Nor Aziah Jaafar said the samples were sent to the Department of Chemistry Malaysia to...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — Malaysia has been given the highest recognition of an “A+” for its efforts to meet the implementation of the Montreal Protocol on reducing ozone-depleting substances.

SHAH ALAM, Sept 21 — A chemical factory located at the Sungai Puloh Industrial Estate, Klang near here, was compounded RM10,000 by the Selangor Department of Environment (DOE) yesterday, for breaching regulations on the management of its scheduled waste.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 5 — A food factory in Beranang, Selangor has been issued a two-week stop work order from yesterday as the plant is believed to be the cause of the odour pollution in Sungai Semenyih, the Environment and Water Ministry (KASA) said in a statement today.

JOHOR BAHRU, Aug 1 — The Department of Environment (DOE) is investigating complaints from the public who claimed that Sungai Kim Kim in Pasir Gudang, here was polluted with a bad odour and black river water on July 28.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 — The Department of Environment (DOE) will step up activities to prevent open burning and enforcement action against factories and motor vehicles to combat air pollution during the current hot and dry spell.

SHAH ALAM, June 24 — The Department of Environment (DoE) is investigating the cause of dead fish in Sungai Damansara as reported on social media yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 — Clinical waste such as disposable plastics, rubber gloves and insulation gowns used by frontliners at health facilities have so far increased by 111.94 per cent compared to December 2019, which is before the Covid-19 pandemic took place in the country.

By Amin Ridzuan Ishak SHAH ALAM, June 2 — A rubber glove factory allowed to operate during the total lockdown under the movement control order (MCO) was ordered to close after it was detected discharging its waste into the public drain. Selangor Department of Environment (DOE) director Nor...

BUKIT MERTAJAM, May 5 — The Penang Department of Environment (DOE) has issued compounds amounting to RM642,000 and suspended the licence of a used oil recovery plant in Bukit Minyak here for channelling waste oil into public drains.

PUTRAJAYA, March 30 — Two containers that arrived at Port Klang on March 27 from the United States carried a clean polyethylene commercial plastic waste, said Environment and Water Minister Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man.

By Nadiah Zamlus SHAH ALAM, March 30 — The Selangor Department of Environment (DOE) fully supports the government's intention to increase fines against environmental and water source offenders from RM100,000 to RM10 million. Its director Nor Aziah Jaafar said the amount is reasonable in line...

SHAH ALAM, March 9 — The Department of Environment (DOE) has strictly prohibited open burning in Selangor and has imposed a maximum fine of RM500,000 if found guilty, says Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — The Department of Environment (DOE) has detained a foreign vessel suspected of dumping waste oil in the country's waters.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Open burning is prohibited in Selangor, Pahang and Johor with immediate effect, said the Environment Department (DOE) director-general, Norlin Jaafar, in a statement yesterday.

SHAH ALAM, Feb 19 — The Selangor Department of Environment (DOE) intercepted an e-waste smuggling attempt at West Port yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 — The Department of Environment (DOE) has returned 254 containers of plastic wastes, weighing 5,512 metric tonnes to their respective countries of origin between January and December last year.

KUALA LUMPUR,  Feb 6 — Although the society is more aware on the importance of recycling solid waste such as paper and plastic, but many still simply disposed off their electrical and electronic goods (e-waste), not realising the negative impact on health and the environment by their doing.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 3 — An investigation paper has been opened under the Environmental Quality Act 1974 into an incident involving the illegal dumping of chemicals at the Sungai Langat reserve area in Taman Seri Reko, Kajang yesterday, says Environment director-general Norlin Jaafar.