{
  "id": 14726110,
  "title": "13,743 tonnes of battery waste generated nationwide from 2021 to 2025",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/13-743-tonnes-of-battery-waste-generated-nationwide-from-2021-to-2025",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T15:03:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1556451/13743-tonnes-battery-waste-generated-nationwide-2021-2025"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 13,743.15 tonnes of battery waste classified under scheduled waste code SW103 were generated nationwide between 2021 and 2025, according to the Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry (NRES).",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "Business : 13,743 Tonnes Of Battery Waste Generated Nationwide From 2021 To 2025",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/business-13-743-tonnes-of-battery-waste-generated-nationwide-from",
        "published": "2026-10-15T12:50:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}