Penang group moots task force to bust illegal plastic recycling factories
Tuesday, 11 Feb 2020 06:10 PM MYTPlastic waste is piled outside an illegal recycling factory in Jenjarom, Kuala Langat October 14, 2018. — Reuters pic
CAP vice-president Fathima Mohd Idris said the government should take firm and immediate action against such unlicensed firms. She also urged the government to weed out plastic recycling facilities that do not comply with guidelines. “Usually only a small fraction of waste plastic, about five per cent, is recyclable while the rest of which had to be disposed,” she said.
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