More transparency, stringency needed to preserve human rights and environment from plastic waste imports, says C4 report
PRESS STATEMENT17 MARCH 2021 The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) launched its report on plastic waste yesterday with a webinar featuring a panel of experts, with the report and panel concluding that there needs to be more transparent and stringent laws governing waste and recycling to preserve human rights, health and the […]
The Plastic Waste Value Chain in Malaysia
C4 Center has released our latest research report, this time touching on environmental governance. How did the plastic waste crisis happen in 2018? Why did UK, US, Japan and more send their plastic rubbish to Malaysia? Was it because of corruption? What is happening now? Read our report to find out more! This infographic shows how complex […]
C4 Center Brief No. 1: Good Governance and the Global Plastic Waste Trade
OVERVIEW China’s ban on waste materials disrupted the global market for recyclable material, leading to an influx of waste to Southeast Asian countries. Research was carried out from November 2019 to March 2021 to examine the value chains of the import, transport, and processing of plastic waste in recycling facilities in Malaysia, and to trace […]