A total of 110 containers filled with toxic electric arc furnace dust (EAFD) from Romania were found abandoned at the Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) last month.

Environment and Water Minister Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said the transhipment waste weighing 1,864 tonnes was reported by the PTP on June 3 and confirmed by the Environment Department (DOE) as scheduled waste on June 15.