Refuse or reduce single-use plastic for your own good


We are drowning ourselves in plastic, as seen here in March at this filthy drain just beside the Federal Highway in Section 7, Shah Alam, Selangor. Photo: the Star/Hazim Fauzi

Can we live without (single-use) plastic? That is basically what Mareena Yahya challenged herself to do three years ago.

It all started when Mareena and her family, who love the outdoors, saw a lot of plastic and other rubbish around when they went snorkelling in the islands of Malaysia.

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