Penang embarking on project to encourage wearing of reusable ones


Children at Taska St Nicholas having their meal as Phee (in white) and Pulau Tikus assemblyman Chris Lee (second right) visit the premises. With them is Chiang (left). (Below) St Nicholas wellness centre staff giving foot massages while informing customers of the SOP. — Photos: LIM BENG TATT/The Star

PENANG is seeking a solution to dispose of a million single-use face masks thrown daily.

State environment committee chairman Phee Boon Poh said while masks were necessary to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, the disposed masks were becoming an environmental risk.

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