After taking over from China as the world's main dumping ground for illegal plastic waste, Malaysia is fighting back.
Aside from plans to set up a designated waste park, the government has shut down illegal recycling factories without licences. Some of these illegal factories were located close to residential areas and lacked suitable facilities.
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