Stop placing straws on counter, eateries urged

(From left) Selangor Economic Planning Unit (UPEN) local authority section deputy director Norliza Yusoff, Hee and UPEN local authority section assistant director Marianie Abdul Rahman unveiling the tapir mascot during the launch of the no plastic straw policy campaign. — Photos: LOW LAY PHON/The Star

EATERIES in Selangor are urged to keep single-use plastic straws and only give them to customers upon request, in line with the state’s ‘no plastic straw’ policy launched on July 1.

“Business owners should stop placing straws at the counter or on tables where it is easily available to customers.