M’sia to do away with single-use plastics


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 18 Oct 2018

Going green: Yeo (second from right) looking at biodegradable products on display at the Convention Centre.

KUALA LUMPUR: There will be no more drinking straws and plastic carrier bags by 2030 under an ambitious plan that will see local councils imposing a “pollution charge” and a “no straw by default” policy.

These measures will be introduced under Phase 1 of the Roadmap Towards Zero Single-use Plastics 2018-2030 from next year until 2021.

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