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On December 2, 2023, the Malaysian Department of Environment (DOE) announced that 420,000 ringgit in fines were levied for the unlawful disposal of chemical waste in 2019. The motorist who illegally dumped almost 900 tonnes of greasy sludge into a river and P Tech Resources, a waste tyre processing company, were fined 100,000 ringgit and 320,000 ringgit, respectively.
Under Schedule 1 of the Environmental Quality (Scheduled Waste) Regulations 2005, oily sludge (SW311) is listed as a scheduled waste and needs to be disposed of appropriately. A fine of 100,000 ringgit was imposed on the driver who dumped oily waste into a river. The Environmental Quality Act of 1974 states that the aforementioned vehicle utilised for disposal was not registered as a vehicle for the transportation of waste. In court, the driver entered a guilty plea to the charges.
The waste tyre processing company entered a guilty plea to eight charges of violating the Environmental Quality (Clean Air) Regulations 2014. There were fines of 40,000 ringgit (about 120,000 yen) for each infraction.
- Failed to notify the Director General of the Department of Environment in writing in advance of construction at a facility that may be a source of emission
- Constructed a facility that produced emissions without prior written notification to the Director General
- Failed to install a competent person to be stationed when the air pollution control system was in operation
- Air pollution control systems were not functioning properly
- Failed to install equipment for performance monitoring of the operation of air pollution control system
- Failed to conduct performance monitoring of the operation of each component of the air pollution control system as directed by the Director General
- Failed to maintain records of manufacturing process, as well as maintenance and performance of the air pollution control system
- Failed to conduct routine monitoring of liquid fuels.