Malaysia to ban plastic bags by 2025 (Photo: https:thestar.com.my)
KualaLumpur (VNA) - Malaysian government is targeting zero use of plastic bags atall premises and sectors of trade and commerce acr𒉰oss the country by the year2025.
According to NaturalResources, Environment and Climate Change Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, implementation will be carried out in phases with fixedpremises before shifting in stages to business premises, including roadsideshops and stalls. The country’s approach is not just issuing fines andcompounds, as there will be traders who still supply plastic bags in 2025. Nik Nazmi said four states, namely Selangor, Pulau Pinang, Johorand Negri Sembilan, were already ahead in terms of implementing the plastic bagfree campaign. He said thatthe campaign is part of the government's long-term plan to address the issueof single use plastic waste pollution in the country. Plasticwaste is a huge problem in this country and in fact Malaysia is among the 10countries in the world facing the problem of mismanagement of plastic waste, ora severe lack of management. Based on the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) report, the estimate onthe use of plastic food containers in Malaysia alone reached 148,000 metrictonnes in 2020./.
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Malaysia to ban plastic bags by 2025 (Photo: https:thestar.com.my) 
