KUALA LUMPUR: The move to charge shoppers 20 sen for each plastic bag has not done much to eliminate single-use plastics, according to a survey, and statistics show that plastic waste continues to dominate landfills in various parts of the country.
In Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, for example, some 101,949 tonnes of plastic waste ended up in landfills in 2021.
This is evident in Selangor, which became one of the first few states to charge customers for the use of plastic bags in 2017 when the government embarked on campaigns and introduced strategies to discourage the use of single-use plastics. With shoppers willing to pay the 20 sen charge, the Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Ministry is facing an uphill battle eliminating the use of plastic bags.
A recent random survey of sundry shops, food outlets and other business premises by Bernama found that when it came to the selling and packaging of food items, the use of light, durable and cheap plastic bags was the choice of traders and consumers.
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