Total ban on plastic straws: Is it feasible?
KUCHING: Local authorities here appear to have different views on the decision to fully enforce the ban on the use of plastic straws and polystyrene at markets and hawker centres effective July 1. The Kuching Kuching South City Council (MBKS) has warned that hawker centres under its jurisdiction still found serving drinks using plastic straws […]
Pat on the back for ‘No Plastic Straw’ campaign
KUCHING: The ‘No Plastic Straw’ campaign by Kuching South City Council (MBKS) is a good initiative, said Nurdalillah Amirah Bakri, a Sarawak Forestry Corporation conservation officer. “It gives the public a chance to participate,” she added while commenting on an announcement by Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng on the successful initiative to stop the use […]
Council launches campaign against plastic straw
KUCHING: The Kuching South City Council (MBKS) has launched an education campaign targeting primary schools in conjunction with the ban on plastic straw in its jurisdiction. In a press release today, the council said it was organising a poster design competition for primary school pupils. “The theme of this competition is “Say No to […]
100% paper straws for UHT
KUALA LUMPUR: Nestle Malaysia will be implementing 100 percent paper straws across its entire UHT range by the end 2020 making it the first large scale food and beverage company in ASEAN to do so. Its chief executive officer, Juan Aranols, said this initiative will eliminate over 200 million plastic straws per year, marking another […]
Plastic straw ban is no joke
KUCHING: Kuching South City Council (MBKS) is not joking when it announced its intention to implement a ban on plastic straws. The council first introduced the ban to the MBKS hawkers on March 1 on a one-month trial run for the hawkers to get used to the ban. The implementation and on-the-ground checks is scheduled […]
MBKS endorses eco-friendly straws
KUCHING: Kuching South City Council (MBKS) endorses the use of environmentally friendly straws to replace single-use plastic straws. MBKS mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng clarified that the move was taken in view of the upcoming ban on single-use plastic straws. “After the recent announcement on the ban of single-use plastic straws, vendors are worried that […]
