Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change (MESTECC) Minister Yeo Bee Yin said the Government has blocked the import of plastic waste a month ago and has shut down 14 illegal recycling factories in Kuala Langat, Selangor that were unlicensed and operating against the Environment Quality Act 1974. <br /><br />However, Yeoh added that many illegal factories that have imported plastic waste from January and June this year have existing stock that now cannot be processed. <br /><br />Read more at Https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/09/01/yeo-illegal-plastic-recycling-factories-threatening-the-environment/
