Author: The Malaysia Insight
MALAYSIA has emerged as a global hub for plastic waste exports, with Japan being the top exporter of such rubbish, a report shows. Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4) said in a report released yesterday that Japan exported 21.7 million kg of plastic waste per month to Malaysia in 2023. Since China banned solid waste imports in 2018, Malaysia has become an international hub for such waste, the report said.