‘Plastic ban may not solve the problem‘


Some hypermarkets are using carboard boxes to pack shoppers’ items since the ban on free plastic bags. — ART CHEN/The Star

THE banning of free plastic bags will not necessarily lead to less waste at landfills, said environment and waste management expert Dr Theng Lee Chong.

He questioned the clarity of the policy to ban plastics both in the Federal Territories and Selangor.

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