Plastic pollution and e-waste get renewed focus from govt


One man’s trash: A worker sorting through a pile of e-waste. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

KOTA BARU: The country’s strategic roadmap to gradually reduce plastic pollution is being strengthened to protect the environment and open up new economic opportunities, says the Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry.

Its secretary-general Datuk Dr Ching Thoo Kim said the Malaysia Roadmap Towards Zero Single-Use Plastics 2018-2030 emphasises the need to change how society deals with plastic, from excessive use to sustainable management based on recycling and reuse.

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