Ministry preparing list to phase out problematic single-use plastics, says Nik Nazmi


KUALA LUMPUR: The Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry is in the process of identifying and compiling a preliminary list of problematic, unnecessary, and avoidable single-use plastics to ensure their systematic and ongoing elimination.

Its minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said that this list would facilitate the targeted elimination (phasing out) and reduction (phasing down) of single-use plastics, allowing for more effective implementation.

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