Mounds of plastic create dengue scare for neighbours


GEORGE TOWN: Mounds of plastic sat on the ground in one illegal plastic recycling centre in Jelutong for the past year and created a dengue scare for neighbours.

Although the operator was taken to court and given until next month to shut down, a neighbour said “business was booming” for the centre.

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