PETALING JAYA: Ten million single use face masks are being used and discarded daily in Malaysia and that’s just a conservative estimate, says a waste expert.
Environment and waste management specialist Dr Theng Lee Chong said the number could possibly even reach 15 million a day with the reopening of schools and the mandatory face mask rule in public places.
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