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...

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.

By Norrasyidah Arshad HULU SELANGOR, Oct 13 — Charging 20 sen for plastic bags is the only control and awareness method employed by the state government to reduce single-use plastic. State executive councillor for public health and environment Jamaliah Jamaluddin said the accumulated fees are...

BANGI, Oct 7 — Engagement sessions with state governments and local authorities on penalties to address plastic disposal and pollution will continue, said Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

PETALING JAYA, Sept 26 — Twenty hypermarkets, supermarkets, convenience stores, and pharmacy, health, and beauty chains will no longer provide single-use plastic bags at their 8,000 outlets from October 1.

KUALA NERUS, June 10 — The Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry is drafting a policy to tackle pollution following global predictions that plastic in oceans will overwhelm the number of fish by 2050.

SINGAPORE, Feb 6 — Polluting single-use plastic production rose globally by six million tonnes per year from 2019 to 2021 despite tougher worldwide regulations, with producers making "little progress" to tackle the problem and boost recycling, new research showed on Monday.

SHAH ALAM, June 7 — Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) has made Vista Alam serviced apartment in Section 14 here as a pioneer for its Single-Use Plastic Free Community zone effective June 15.

CHICAGO, Nov 10 — A team of Chinese and American researchers have concluded that the coronavirus pandemic is driving a big dump of one-use plastics into the earth's oceans, coming mainly from hospitals.

By Zareef Muzammil SHAH ALAM, Oct 7 — Shah Alam has been chosen as the pioneer city for a collaboration project on preventing single-use plastic usage in Southeast Asia. The recognition from the Malaysian Green Technology Corporation (MGTC) is based on a criteria which includes the...