Malaysia enforces new certificate approvals for metal scrap imports

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Singapore—Importers of metal scrap to Malaysia will now be required to obtain additional approvals with the country’s Department of Environment, or DOE, as part of its fight against waste imports, a source from the DOE told S&P Global Platts on Tuesday. “We have to do this to prevent other countries from sending waste into Malaysia disguised as scrap,” the source said. “This was spurred by previous cases whereby exporters did not take responsibility when shipments were found to be stuffed with trashed, and it was difficult to send it back to the origins.”