Let recyclers reopen, govt urged


Good habit: Loo and her daughter Tan Chian Yiq, six, preparing items to be recycled at their home in Gelugor. — Pic provided by Loo

GEORGE TOWN: The Northern Indian Recycling Traders Welfare Association has asked the government to allow recycling operators to reopen for business during the second phase of the National Recovery Plan (NRP).

The Penang-based group said recycling traders and plant owners had to bear rental costs, loan repayments, salaries and utility bills for the past one month despite not operating.

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