Good riddance: Discarded polystyrene plates and cups clog up drains and rivers and provide breeding grounds for mosquitoes.
IPOH: Perak and Johor, which are moving towards a ban on polystyrene containers, are encouraging people to use tiffin carriers or other biodegradable containers.
The Perak government has declared a total ban on the usage of polystyrene containers and plastic bags from June next year.
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