MBKS’ Bring Your Own Bottle campaign to combat plastic pollution
KUCHING: Kuching South City Council (MBKS) has launched the “Bring Your Own Bottle” (BYOB) campaign in conjunction with World Water Day 2024, as part of the council’s efforts to reduce the usage of single-use plastic bottles. In collaboration with Sar-Alam Indah Sdn Bhd, a wastewater management solutions provider, MBKS aims to curb the generation of […]
Bintulu Development Authority supports reducing plastic pollution
BINTULU: The Bintulu Development Authority (BDA) supports Malaysia’s Roadmap Towards Zero Single-Use Plastics 2018-2030. BDA general manager Datuk Muhammad Yakup Kari said BDA sees the initiative as comprehensive and needs the cooperation of many. “Therefore, an action needs to be taken to guide the public to be more prudent in the use of plastic bags.” […]
More fish or more plastic?
Did you know that by 2050 there will be more plastic than fish in the sea? Certainly plastic has made our lives easier through its longevity and convenience, but the way plastic waste is handled in our country is also endangering our planet. According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF-Malaysia), post-consumer plastic waste in this […]
Marine pollution: In search of a solution
When we were in school, we learnt that there is more water in the world than there is land mass. In fact, about 2/3 of the earth’s surface is covered with water of oceans and seas. Growing up in the middle of Borneo, the world’s third largest island, I never saw the “banget” — the […]
Invest more in water infrastructure before it’s too late
BY NINA MUSLIM MALAYSIA has lots of rain and water resources and yet it has suffered more water woes in one year than a desert country. Since the beginning of the year, the Klang Valley has had its water supply disrupted almost every month due to various reasons, most commonly due to pollution in recent […]
WWF proposes solution to mitigate plastic pollution
KUCHING: The World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) Malaysia, in a statement on Monday (Sept 21), proposed an effective solution to mitigate plastic pollution in Malaysia. According to a study commissioned by WWF in 2019, Malaysia had the highest annual per capita plastic use, at 16.78 kg per person compared to China, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. […]
