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Month: May 2015

Month: May 2015

EU promotes recycling toxic chemicals into new products which will ultimately be dumped as waste into developing countries

admin May 8, 2015 0 Comments
Geneva: The EU has pushed dangerous cleanup standards for three toxic flame retardant chemicals widely used in building insulation, upholstery and electronics (HBCD, PentaBDE, and OctaBDE) at a UN meeting of chemicals treaties in Geneva, Switzerland. All three toxic chemicals are listed in the Stockholm Convention for global elimination. They are ubiquitous in the environment globally and can...
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Rethink the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore “Bullet Train” Project

admin May 8, 2015 0 Comments
The public has been made aware that the “highly anticipated” Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) Project has been approved off and construction is expected to commence in 2016. To many people, constructing the HSR in Malaysia would symbolise that we are on par with tech-giants such as Japan and will validate our countries’ technological advancement. It comes as no surprise to us...
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CAP supports the disposal of illegal drag nets

admin May 7, 2015 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urges the government to take stringent action to eliminate the activities of drag net (pukat rawa sorong) boats which is banned in this country. According to the Fisheries Act 1985, those found guilty of violating the regulations promulgated under this act will be liable to a fine of RM20,000.00 or two years imprisonment or both. Besides violating the...
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Landfill in Teluk Mengkudu, Perak: Is it an Illegal Dump Site?

admin May 6, 2015 0 Comments
The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) were surprised to encounter a garbage dump in Teluk Mengkudu during our field-work in Manjung district in the state of Perak. We were baffled because the Department of Environment (DOE) had on 29 August 2013 rejected a Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment (DEIA) report for a Level 4 Sanitary Landfill to be developed in...
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