The Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry is in the process of identifying and compiling a preliminary list of problematic, unnecessary, and avoidable single-use plastics to ensure their systematic and ongoing elimination.
Its minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad pointed out during the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday (Oct 17) that the pollution charge for single-use plastic bags is enforced only in Penang, Selangor, the Federal Territories, Perak, Kedah, Johor, and Perlis, indicating that many states and sectors have yet to fully adopt the plastic-free agenda.
00:00The Ministry of Natural Resources and Natural Resources, NRIS, is still working hard
00:05to achieve the framework of the Malaysia Plastic Sustainability Roadmap, MPSR.
00:17However, this plan is a little bit affected by the COVID-19 pandemic,
00:27which we see an increase in the use of plastic, food delivery, and also the concern of many people about the pandemic.
00:40In addition, plastic disposal is also facing resistance from the power sector that makes this time still separate,
00:51namely between the government, and this is separated with several ministries,
00:56as well as the state government and the local government.
01:00If we look at the waste disposal, the use of plastic bags,
01:06the countries that have introduced it are Penang, Selangor, Ulai Pesketuan, Perak, Kedah, Johor, and Perlis.
01:15At the same time, we also see countries such as Negeri Sembilan,
01:20which have continued to remove the use of plastic bags at the same time,
01:25on a permanent basis, and also on certain days in Penang Island and also in Kota Kinabalu City Council.
01:35In Ulai Pesketuan, the pressure is given with the removal of conventional plastic use and the intensification of the use of biodegradable plastic bags.
01:47Another effort is also for us to ensure the reuse of our materials in the production of plastic,
