Ops Hazard 2.0: Seven premises licensed to process e-waste probed for smuggling materials from overseas
Department of Environment (DOE) enforcement division director Rosli Zul said that based on investigations conducted on 57 premises raided in Ops Hazard 2.0, seven of them had legitimate licenses to process e-waste.
"However, we discovered that there were some e-waste materials believed to have been smuggled from overseas.
"We have to investigate further. If it is true, then it is a very serious violation," he told a press conference in Bukit Aman on Thursday (June 19).
He said Malaysia was one of the countries targeted by international syndicates as a destination to send illegal e-waste.
"More than 600 containers have been detected in Port Klang. The items were declared as recyclable items, but it is instead e-waste.
"Most of the illegal e-waste factories in the country do not use environmental control mechanisms; thus, the pollution permitted from the processing is highly dangerous," he added.
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