KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 — In the midst of a discussion on plastic waste, Federal Territories Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation (SWCorp) director Ummi Kalthum Shuib whips out her phone to show her TikTok video.

SEREMBAN, April 12 — SWM Environment Sdn Bhd (SWM Environment) has urged the public to rinse out and reuse plastic containers used in food and drink packaging to reduce waste throughout Ramadan.

By Sheeda Fathil SHAH ALAM, Dec 3 — The state government will not permit new recycled plastic waste processing factories or premises to operate in Selangor, said state executive councillor for the environment Hee Loy Sian. He said the matter had been discussed and agreed upon during the...

By Jerry Choong SHAH ALAM, May 19 — The state government has moved to ban the importation of recycled plastic waste for recovery or final disposal by all factories in Selangor that conduct plastic recycling. State executive councillor for tourism and the environment Hee Loy Sian said the move...

SHAH ALAM, March 17 — KDEB Waste Management Sdn Bhd (KDEBWM) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Petronas Chemical Group Berhad (PCG) for the supply of plastic waste and evaluation of potential collaboration to build waste segregation facilities in Malaysia.

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.

PUTRAJAYA, March 20 — Malaysia will be detaining a container from Los Angeles, USA, suspected to be carrying commercial plastic waste when it arrives at Port Klang on Monday (March 22).

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.

TIOMAN, Malaysia — Every weekend, a team of volunteers comb the coastline of the Malaysian resort of Tioman to collect plastic trash that washes up on the white-sand beaches of the island lapped by the South China Sea.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3 — The federal and state governments have been urged to promote the use of fabric face masks that comply with the World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines, in efforts to reduce environmental pollution and stop the uncontrolled production of plastic waste.