By Aida Nyan SEPANG, May 25 — The first series of the Selangor government’s plastic-free campaign in Bagan Lalang kicked off with a more laidback approach, though without compromising its message about the dangers of single-use plastic to the environment, public health, and ecosystem. State...

By Danial Dzulkifly SHAH ALAM, Jan 14 — The Selangor government has earned praise for its proposal to ban single-use plastic bags from Friday to Sunday, a move seen as a significant step to reduce plastic waste. Ecotourism and Conservation Society Malaysia (Ecomy) president Andrew Sebastian...

By Siti Rohaizah Zainal SUBANG JAYA, Dec 21 — The Subang Jaya City Council (MBSJ) has allocated RM15 million to distribute garbage bins to 60,000 residential units from next year, said Mayor Dato’ Amirul Azizan Abd Rahim. He said the distribution of the free 120-litre trash bins will be done...

SEPANG, Dec 18 — The Sepang Municipal Council (MPSepang) will mandate no plastic straws and implement improvements to its plastic-free programme at all Ramadan bazaars under its supervision next year.

BUSAN, Nov 29 — Negotiators at the fifth round of talks aimed at securing an international treaty to curb plastic pollution were striving today to speed up sluggish proceedings and reach a deal by a December 1 deadline.

SEOUL, Nov 21 — K-pop music may be South Korea’s buzziest export but the industry needlessly creates mountains of plastic in its home market by churning out CDs that most fans don’t even listen to, critics said.

NEW YORK, Sept 24 — California and several environmental groups sued Exxon Mobil yesterday and accused the oil giant of engaging in a decades-long campaign that helped fuel global plastic waste pollution.

BEIT LAHIA, Sept 12 — With Israel blocking the entry of almost all fuel into Gaza to prevent its use by Hamas, some Palestinians in the north of the shattered territory have turned to using plastic waste to make their own.

SHAH ALAM, July 10 — The Selangor government collected RM38 million up to last year by charging 20 sen per plastic bag at stores, said state executive councillor for public health and environment Jamaliah Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 6 — The government is mulling the introduction of dedicated legislation to address plastic disposal and pollution, which has been a major issue in Malaysia.

CANBERRA, April 5 — World-first research has estimated up to 11 million tons of plastic pollution is sitting on the ocean floor.

By Danial Dzulkifly PETALING JAYA, March 14 — The Selangor government is looking at other practical solutions to cut back the use of polystyrene and single-use, or disposable, plastics, said state executive councillor for health and environment Jamaliah Jamaluddin. She said this would involve...

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IPOH, May 28 — The Ipoh City Council (MBI) will implement the No Plastic Bag campaign, in which 20 sen will be charged for the use of a plastic bag on Saturdays beginning June 1.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 — The Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers Association (MPMA) and Malaysian Plastics Recycling Association (MPRA) would like to correct the misconceptions in a recent report which may have distorted the picture of Malaysia’s legitimate and law-abiding recycling industry.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 — All state governments have expressed support for the implementation of the ‘No Plastic Bag’ campaign in a bid to increase appreciation of the “green lifestyle” among Malaysians.