WWF urges city hall to widen ban on polystyrene


Hazardous waste: Among the items found during a clean-up exercise in Langkawi’s mangroves was a polystyrene instant noodle cup which originated from Indonesia. Dr Dionysius warns that discarded polystyrene will eventually reach our oceans.

KOTA KINABALU: The World Wide Fund for Nature Malaysia hopes that city hall will continue its ban on using polystyrene at all official functions, and possibly expand the area of ban.

“We hope that for Earth Hour this year, the end to polystyrene usage can be extended throughout the city with the help of food vendors in Kota Kinabalu,” WWF-Malaysia executive director and chief executive officer Datuk Dr Dionysius Sharma said in a statement.

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