Malaysia has re-exported 436 containers of electronic waste (e-waste) to their countries of origin, with another 578 containers scheduled to be sent out from October, the Malaysia Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) said.
https://www.businesstoday.com.my/2026/09/27/malaysia-returned-436-containers-of-e-waste-to-their-original-countries/
This is happening all the time. The Global North always dumps its e-waste in the Global South.
Gerry McGovern
npub1te…ts6tq
2026-09-27 15:46:15 UTC
Author Public Key
npub1tev3swuf9vzq9sup6ttkwgcae9d7fw05ca0tn36fvw56sdjx7y3s3ts6tqSeen on
wss://relay.ditto.pubPublished at
2026-09-27 15:46:15 UTCEvent JSON
{
"id": "bf5d2dbf52bbe9994e37f0719f400b7fb34b0b1e190f5b9115c538511010e775",
"pubkey": "5e59183b892b0402c381d2d767231dc95be4b9f4c75eb9c74963a9a83646f123",
"created_at": 1790523975,
"kind": 1,
"tags": [
[
"proxy",
"https://mastodon.green/users/gerrymcgovern/statuses/117343779237452601",
"activitypub"
],
[
"client",
"Mostr",
"31990:6be38f8c63df7dbf84db7ec4a6e6fbbd8d19dca3b980efad18585c46f04b26f9:mostr",
"wss://relay.ditto.pub"
]
],
"content": "Malaysia has re-exported 436 containers of electronic waste (e-waste) to their countries of origin, with another 578 containers scheduled to be sent out from October, the Malaysia Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) said. \n\nhttps://www.businesstoday.com.my/2026/09/27/malaysia-returned-436-containers-of-e-waste-to-their-original-countries/\n\nThis is happening all the time. The Global North always dumps its e-waste in the Global South.",
"sig": "976b5299a945f0647461f211761c039981006f3ac7d5f4a8811027ccbc0c2276010730dba12adf3124424008b806b9b83d10db73c71f934c766e5e11335dcde8"
}