Singapura henti eksport sisa binaan ke Malaysia

The construction and demolition (C&D) waste export from Singapore to Malaysia has been abruptly halted by Singapore's Public Utilities Board's (PU) Johor branch, following concerns over pollution in the Pontian area. Zainal Fitri Ahmad, the SWCorp Johor authority, disclosed this information after a phone call from Singapore's National Environment Agency (NEA) Chief, Chan Chin Kai.

He informed that nine companies involved in the process are known and acknowledged. The NEA Singapore has announced that the transfer of waste will be stopped immediately, with further investigations to be conducted against the involved parties. Any such export activities must be conducted at authorized locations with the necessary permits from the relevant regulatory agencies.

SWCorp Johor views the environmental pollution risk as serious if the activities continue, including the possibility of uncontrolled disposal of construction and demolition waste. Both SWCorp Johor and NEA Singapore will continue to share updates on the ongoing investigations and subsequent actions. This cooperative effort is a positive development in addressing the issue that has been plaguing the Sungai Karang area for nearly two years.

Four preliminary investigations have been initiated under Section 71(1) of the 2007 Waste Management and Cleansing Act (Act 672) so far, in addition to another ongoing investigation related to domestic waste disposal.