THE Malaysia Green Technology Master Plan covers four main pillars: energy, environment, economy and social. However, while part of the policy discourse emphasises the advantages of using less plastics to lessen environmental pollution, Prof David Tyler from the Oregon University in the United States thinks otherwise.
The research done by him, called the Life-Cycle Assessment, involved reviewing all manufacturing and production processes by taking into account the raw materials and energy used, the effect on global warming and the potential for air, land and water pollution.
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