Over RM57mil collected in plastic bag charges since 2009


KUALA LUMPUR: Over RM57mil has been collected in plastic bag charges in Selangor and Penang from 2009 to 2024.

Of the total, RM38,048,240.26 was collected in Selangor from 2020 to 2023 while Penang collected RM19,424,867.10 from 2009 to 2024, said the Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry in a written reply dated July 19.

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