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Managing director, factory manager among three nabbed over scheduled waste dumping

Managing director, factory manager among three nabbed over scheduled waste dumping

JOHOR BARU: A managing director and a factory manager were among three individuals detained during an inspection into the suspected illegal disposal of scheduled waste at the Pasir Gudang Industrial Area on Thursday.
Johor Environment Department director Dr Mohd Famey Yusoff said the arrests were made following a complaint lodged by members of the public over the matter.
Preliminary investigations showed that the waste had been buried in a bushy area by a facility involved in fuel oil production.
"Further investigations uncovered around 16 containers of liquid material containing scheduled waste classified as SW 311, waste oil or oily sludge, stored inside an abandoned warehouse.
"Three samples were sent to the Johor State Chemistry Department for analysis," he said in a statement today.
He said the arrests of two men and one woman, aged between 28 and 62, were made under Section 37C of the Environmental Quality Act 1974.
He said further investigation into the case is being carried out under Section 24(1) and Section 34B(1)(a) of the same act, in relation to land contamination.
"The industry is reminded to always comply with the Environmental Quality Act 1974 and its accompanying regulations.
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