‘Firm action needed on plastic waste’


An illegal plastic recycling factory and waste dumping site at Sungai Rambai, Jenjarom, Selangor. — Photos: Filepic

ILLEGAL plastic recycling factories that have been shut down are known to restart operations again or move to a different location.

Kuala Langat Environmental Action Assoc­iation secretary Pua Lay Peng said it will be tough to eradicate all such illegal factories nationwide by July.

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