Ban against plastic straws included as criteria to licensing requirements for businesses


PETALING JAYA: KUALA Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has added several criteria to its licensing requirements for businesses, aimed at making Kuala Lumpur a plastic-free city.

DBKL said in a statement on Friday (Feb 21) that the new criteria includes the ban on polystyrene and one-time-use plastic products.

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