Lynas Malaysia, through Gading Senggara Sdn. Bhd. (an appointed operator for the Permanent Disposal Facility) has recently submitted an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for a proposal to construct a Permanent Disposal Facility (PDF) for the Water Leach Purification (WLP) residue on Lot 31375, Gebeng Industrial Estate, in Kuantan, Pahang. The proposed PDF is located in a peatland …
Today, we launch our brand new downloadable and easy to use toolkit on how you can use this simple guide to trash the throw-away culture. This toolkit is filled with simple ways on how we can all move a little closer towards zero waste. It is do-able if we put our minds to it. What …
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On 29th July, C4 Center and Sahabat Alam Malaysia conducted an online forum titled “Malaysia is not a ‘Garbage Dump’: Enhancing Monitoring & Enforcement Efforts in Kedah and Penang” to examine the challenges faced by authorities in monitoring and enforcement along the value chains for imported plastic waste, besides encouraging dialogues between the authorities and the public. Over 100 …
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Are you aware of Malaysia’s Roadmap Towards Zero Single-Use Plastics (SUPs)? If you aren’t, here’s what you missed out! Malaysia is planning to phase out single-use plastics by 2030 and one of the suggested interventions is to replace conventional SUPs with other eco-friendly alternatives. But what are these eco-friendly alternatives? And are they actually “eco”? …
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) calls on the Department of Environment (DOE) to not allow the proposed mining of lanthanide at Mukim Kenering in Hulu Perak. This project involves in-situ leaching (ISL) and beneficiation of lanthanide, which leads to serious environmental degradation and destruction, contrary to claims by mining proponents. In-situ leaching was first used in …
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A forum jointly organised by the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) on improving monitoring and enforcement against illegal waste processing in Kedah and Penang has shed light on the problems faced by the communities and the enforcement agencies in addressing the issue, while creating a platform for …
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Single-use plastics, primarily packaging, has contributed greatly to the continued rise in plastic production in recent years. These include common everyday items such as water bottles, potato chip packets, and wrappers. Most single-use plastics cannot be recycled and thereby end up in landfills, incinerated, or as trash littering our surroundings. All such methods of disposal …
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The month of July is marked as Plastic Free July. It is a global movement where worldwide, people take part in refusing single-use plastics. As the amount of plastic consumption is set to double by 2040, research and development on single-use alternatives have been increasing[1]. Plastic industries particularly have introduced false solutions calling them “eco-friendly” single-use alternatives that …
Leading a Plastic-Free Life through reuse economy! Read More »
When grocery shopping, we would normally lookup for the ingredients of the food we are purchasing as we would avoid harmful ingredients, for instance, allergens. But have you ever thought of the ingredients that make up plastics? The presence of plastics in food has been found in many studies and most importantly, in marine environments …
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is concerned about the spate of mining projects being proposed in forest reserves. The most recent proposal of which an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report has been submitted for public review is the proposed iron ore mining project at Mukim Kuala Tembeling, Jerantut in the state of Pahang. The proposed project intends …
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Sahabat Alam Malaysia (Headquarters)
No. 1, Jalan Joki, 11400 Penang,
Malaysia
Tel: +604 827 6930
Fax: +604 827 6932
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (Marudi Office)
129A, First Floor,
Jalan Tuanku Taha,
P.O.Box 216,
98058 Marudi, Baram, Sarawak,
Malaysia
Tel & Fax: +6085 758 973