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Article: MALAYSIA TO BAN PLASTIC WASTE IMPORTS FROM OCTOBER.
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- AsiaPulse News
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- August 31, 2007
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 Asia Pulse - The government will ban the import of plastic waste into Malaysia for five years beginning Oct 1 this year in efforts to protect the environment.
This is to ensure that Malaysia would not be the destination for cleaning and processing other countries' contaminated waste, Minister of International Trade and Industry Rafidah Aziz, said Thursday.
As a result, the government has decided that the import of plastic waste would be prohibited effective Oct 1, 2007, the minister said at the opening of the Sipro Plastic ...