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MPAJ to enforce plastic bag ban beginning April 1
ENFORCEMENT of the “No Plastic Bag Day” for business owners in Ampang Jaya municipality will start on April 1.
Ministry finds no plastic or artificial substance in rice
THE Agriculture and Agro-based Ministry’s Perak Paddy Inspection Control Office has cleared the name of a rice brand, which was alleged to be selling plastic rice in a video that has gone viral on social media.
Taking one vital step to end plastic pollution
THE state government is taking the lead in the long road to cutting off over-reliance on single-use plastic items.
Consumer groups want traders to provide alternatives for plastic bags
WITH the ban on plastic bags in the Federal Territories and Selangor having taken effect from Jan 1, consumer groups and experts are asking what happens to the money gained from the sale of plastic bags that were once given free to consumers.
Plastic bag ban: the right move?
You can't get free bags for shopping items anymore, but people are willing to pay the 20 sen charge for one. Moreover, production of garbage bags is climbing while paper bags reportedly leave even bigger carbon footprints. How?
A fantastic venture in plastic
Most children who come from families that own businesses would have grown up with the company. Holidays would be spent helping out at the office and family conversations would be centred around business operations.
Two plastic factories sealed
COMPLY with the law or we will shut you down. This was the strong message sent out by Hulu Selangor District Council (MDHS) president Shukri Mohamed Hanim during a raid on two plastic processing factories at Zuhrah Industrial Park in Rasa, Hulu Selangor.
Most people not ready to discard single-use plastic bags
MAJORITY of the people in Perak are unable to do away with single-use plastic bags, says state Environment Committee chairman Dr Abdul Aziz Bari.
‘Firm action needed on plastic waste’
ILLEGAL plastic recycling factories that have been shut down are known to restart operations again or move to a different location.
'Deferring plastic ban the right call'
Traders and consumers alike are relieved that the Perak government is holding off the move to ban the use of polystyrene containers and plastic bags on June 1, saying that the people are not yet ready for such a move.
