Renewed push for plastic-free sips

Metal straws are alternatives that customers can bring along when dining out. — Filepic and courtesy of Sahabat Alam Malaysia

JUST before the Covid-19 pandemic, there was an effort to ban single-use plastic straws in the Klang Valley and other parts of the country, including Penang.

Theng says the initial ban was not well thought out.

Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) imposed an outright ban in 2020.