The case for and against plastic


A newly manufactured roll of HappyEarth green-tech oxo-degradable plastic bags that are being bundled up and taken to the bag conversion line to be chopped into its bag shape.

Local councils in the Klang Valley have taken a leading role in the green initiative by discouraging the use of plastic and polystyrene food packaging.

However, plastic manufacturers have been denying claims that the materials are harmful to the health and the environment.

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