KUALA LUMPUR: All state governments have agreed to implement a pollution charge on plastic bags used with a minimum value of 20 sen for each bag through the “No Plastic Bag Campaign'', which has already been carried out in Penang, Selangor and Johor.
Environment and Water Minister Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man in a statement said his ministry had obtained the mandate from the 76th National Council meeting for Local Government to impose the pollution charge.
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