Plastic Waste Statistics In Malaysia 2019

Ever since china banned the import of plastic in 2017 malaysia has seen an influx of garbage.

Plastic waste statistics in malaysia 2019. It has been estimated that it would take at least 67 ships one year to collect just 1 of the plastic waste in the great pacific garbage patch. Environmental protection expenditure recorded an annual growth rate of 4 0 per cent to rm2 7 billion. Plastic pollution is a major concern to our oceans. Report on the survey of environmental protection expenditure 2019.

Malaysia seriously has a. Waste management statistics and overall recycling measures key highlights. In 2019 about 7 23 million tonnes of solid waste was generated of which 4 25 million tonnes were recycled. 29 plastic pollution facts you must know 2019 by alex danner last updated jun 19 2019.

Malaysia will return 450 tonnes of contaminated plastic waste to the countries that shipped it in a refusal to become a dumping ground for the world s trash. Malaysia has repatriated 3 737 metric tonnes of plastic waste to mainly rich countries since the third quarter of 2019 the country s environment minister said. It provides the latest business information on production and demand trade recovery as well as employment and turnover in the plastics industry. It is estimated that malaysia produced almost one million tonnes of mismanaged plastic waste in 2010 of which 0 14 to 0 37 million tonnes may have washed into the oceans.

The 6 per cent reduction in the amount of waste generated compared to 2018 is the third yearly reduction since 2017. However he said the composition of waste was changing with the latest statistics showing plastic making up 20 of waste. Dr mohd pauze said this data for municipal solid waste did not include. In short this report gives an insight.

Plastics the facts is an analysis of the data related to the production demand and waste management of plastic materials.