‘Declare and surrender monies for plastic bags’


Hee (second from left) and Sayuthi at the briefing on the collection of plastic bag charges at PJ Civic Centre.

IT IS estimated that some RM5mil will be collected within a year from the 20sen shoppers pay for a plastic bag in Selangor.

State environment, green technology, science and consumer affairs committee chairman Hee Loy Sian said starting Jan 1, businesses were required to register with their respective local councils for the plastic bag charges.

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