Amcham also suggests Malaysia s scheduled waste legislation is unclear and classifies too many wastes as scheduled wastes. It suggests clean waste such as spent alkaline sludge be removed from the list of scheduled wastes. Amcham says the proposal will increase operating costs for both small and large manufacturers. Selected articles from other issues of Asia Environmental Review are also available for free. Amcham complains of backlogs, costs and the classification of clean wastes as scheduled wastes in submissions to the Malaysian Government regarding the Kualiti Alam industrial waste treatment facility.
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