Malaysia’s e-waste problem explained→
/FMT takes a closer look into e-waste, why some are concerned, and what others see as potential benefits.
Read MoreAgbogbloshie reclaimed land under siege - Scrap dealers, onion sellers occupy 80-acre land→
/Over 80 acres of land that the Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council (GARCC) salvaged after the demolition of the Agbogbloshie scrapyard and the Onion Market four years ago are under siege.
Read MoreHundreds of Tonnes of Suspected Toxic Waste Expected to Return to Durres, Albania October 27th→
/Seattle, USA, Durres, Albania. October 21, 2024. An estimated 2,100 total metric tonnes of suspected hazardous waste packed in 102 containers are expected to be returned to their country of origin, Albania, on October 27th, 2024, via the Italian port of Gioia Tauro after having sailed all the way to Singapore on their intended pathway to Thailand.
Read MoreWashington State Warned Against Trying to Export Toxic Ferries to Developing Countries Again→
/Seattle, Washington, USA. The planned sale by Washington State Ferries (WSF) of two ex-ferries, the Elwha and Klahowya, to an Ecuadorian steel mill has been halted in part over revelations that the foreign crew of the tugboat that would have pulled the ships to Ecuador suffered poor conditions, which came to light only after the crew had difficulty
conducting the towing operation about one month ago.
Read MoreContainer ship carrying hundreds of tonnes of suspected hazardous waste disappears on its way from Albania to Thailand→
/Seattle, USA, Bangkok, Thailand, Cape Town, South Africa. A large Maersk container ship, carrying an estimated 327 tonnes of what is believed to be hazardous waste containers scheduled to dock in Cape Town, South Africa, has disappeared following a warning to the South African government by the international watchdog group, the Basel Action Network (BAN).
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New Whistleblower Program to Halt Illegal and Improper Waste Exports and Management→
/The Basel Action Network (BAN), the organization that first exposed the global dumping of electronic wastes in China (2002) and Africa (2005), and continues to campaign against the highly polluting and dangerous dumping for "recycling" due to waste exports from rich, developed countries, has launched an online whistleblowers portal.
Read MoreMalaysia seizes 106 illegal e-waste containers →
/Malaysia has seized 106 containers of dangerous electronic waste over the last three months and busted an illegal waste import syndicate after a tip-off from a watchdog group, a minister said
Read MoreMassive e-Waste Seizure in Malaysia Follows Tip-Off from Global Waste Watchdog Group→
/After receiving detailed alerts by the Seattle-based Basel Action Network (BAN), a global watchdog group working to prevent the dumping of toxic wastes by rich industrialized countries on developing countries, the Malaysian government announced yesterday that they detained 301 of the 453 intermodal containers BAN had identified in their alerts. Of these, 106 were found to contain illegal electronic waste (e-waste).
Read MorePlastic recycling plants receiving exported waste are microplastic factories, experts say→
/On January 1, 2021, the Basel Convention Plastic Waste Amendments, meant to curtail and control the dumping of plastic waste in developing countries, took effect. More than three years on, we are seeing little real progress in reducing plastic waste trade or addressing unsustainable waste recycling.
Read MoreTracing the Path of Greece’s Plastic Waste→
/Authors: Alexandros Avramidis, Alexia Kalaitzi, Giorgos Christides
In collaboration with Greenpeace Greece and Basel Action Network, we put trackers on plastic waste from recycle bins and followed their path. Some turned up in landfills, while some was exported to the Balkans. In the end, many of the myths surrounding recycling were dispelled.
Read MoreMalaysia’s plastics problem→
/Author: Lester Kong
PLASTIC pollution continues to plague Malaysia like a difficult-to-quit but easy-to-access opioid. It is still a convenient utility without compare, which leads to microplastics in the ecosystem – including in our food – and illegal dumping that clogs urban drainage and sparks flash floods. But an outright ban on plastics might not be a viable long-term solution either.
Read MoreRecycling of plastic ‘a deception’→
/Author: Robin Latchem
In ‘The Plastic Recycling Deception’, PT sets out practices it claims are deceptive employed by the plastic industry. It urges stakeholders to re-evaluate their approach to plastic waste management. For years, it insists, the plastic industry has promoted recycling as the solution to the world’s plastic pollution crisis. However, the report highlights that 91% of plastic is not recycled. The use of resin identification codes, often mistaken for recycling symbols, has further misled policymakers, regulators and consumers into believing in the circularity of plastic, it alleges.
Read More‘Waste colonialism’ in Malaysia due to massive imports of plastic waste from Japan→
/Author: Aliran
On 4 April, the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) launched its latest report, “Ending waste colonialism, governing plastic pollution: Japan’s opportunity to lead Asia out of the plastic crisis”. The report highlighted waste colonialism in Malaysia caused by massive imports of Japan’s plastic waste. Since China banned solid waste imports in 2018, Malaysia has emerged as a global hub for plastic waste exports, with Japan being the leading nation exporting plastic waste to Malaysia.
Read More220 million tonnes of plastic waste will be created in 2024: EA Earth Action→
/Author: Rajat Ghai
A whopping 220 million tonnes of plastic waste are set to be generated in 2024, a new study has shown. There has been a steady rise in plastic waste of nearly 10 per cent (7.11 per cent) since 2021. The global average plastic waste per person this year will rise to 28 kilograms. “Just 12 countries are responsible for 60 per cent of the world’s mismanaged plastic waste, the top five being China, USA, India, Brazil, and Mexico,” the Plastic Overshoot Day report released on April 11, 2024 by Swiss non-profit EA Earth Action noted.
Read MoreThree EU states call for notification procedure to apply to textile waste shipments→
/Author: Eva Riebeling
At the meeting of the EU Environment Council in late March, Denmark, France and Sweden spoke in favour of subjecting trans-border shipments of textile waste to the control procedures of the Basel Convention. This would make prior notification and consent obligatory for such deliveries. Exports of hazardous textile waste, such as material contaminated with chemicals or paint, should be banned altogether, the countries say.