KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians threw away 86.66 tonnes of face masks per day in 2020, says the Housing and Local Government Ministry.
It said non-medical face masks, Covid-19 self-test kits and personal protective equipment (PPE) used by the public were categorised as domestic waste and not clinical waste, and therefore would be managed in accordance with the procedures recommended by the Health Ministry.
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