‘No more plastic bags,please’

Li Zhen: If every single one of us stopped using plastic for just a week, imagine the amount of plastic waste we could save.

IT was announced recently that the use of plastic bags across all businesses nationwide would be phased out by 2025. Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said in May that the “No Plastic Bag” campaign, which had begun gradually in stores with fixed locations such as supermarkets, would be extended to other business premises like roadside stalls.

I was ecstatic to read about the plan to reduce plastic use, but I was also exasperated with how long it had taken for the issue to be tackled.