Permanent ban on import of plastic waste
Published on: Sunday, October 28, 2018
PUTRAJAYA: The Housing and Local Government Ministry has permanently stopped the issuance of import permits (AP) for plastic waste effective Friday (Oct 26), said its Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.She said apart from health and environmental factors, the move was among others, was to serve as a catalyst towards empowering the local plastic industry over the next three years."The local plastic industry will play major roles, thus stopping dependency on materials imported from abroad.
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"The country will also be phasing out the import of other types of plastic within three years," she told a media conference here.Earlier, she chaired a meeting between her ministry and the Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Ministry; Water, Land and Natural Resources Ministry; and the International Trade and Industry Ministry.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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