Littering of facemasks in public areas a persistent problem


THE littering of facemasks in public areas is a stubborn problem, as Malaysians continue to dump used ones on roads, parking lots and other places.

It doesn’t help that it takes about 450 years for an average single-use face mask to degrade, as it is made out of plastic and not paper, according to reports.

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