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 […]
Kuching City South Council praised for green efforts
KUCHING: Kuching City South Council (MBKS) has been lauded for its efforts in creating awareness on non-usage of plastic straws, and through its no plastic straw campaign, a total of 1,273,820 straws had been prevented from entering the city’s landfills and waterways thus far. Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said the no […]
MBKS looking to ban plastic straws, styrofoam containers
BY NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDERS & NATASHA JEE KUCHING: Kuching City South Council (MBKS) aims to stop the usage of plastic straws and styrofoam containers at its hawker centres and markets, beginning this July. However, Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng said before imposing this policy for coffee shops and restaurants under the council’s jurisdiction, MBKS would […]
Encouraging students to recycle water bottles
KUCHING: The Kuching City South Council (MBKS) recently handed over 2,603 water bottles to three schools. Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng handed over 1,323 bottles to SJK Chung Hua No. 3, 882 pieces to SJK Chung Hua No. 5 and 398 pieces to SK Lumba Kuda at a simple ceremony at the MBKS lobby. “The […]
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 […]
‘No Plastic Straw’ campaign: An example for other businesses to follow
KUCHING: Kuching South City Council’s (MBKS) ‘No Plastic Straw’ campaign is an excellent example of how government and green enterprises can contribute to biodiversity sustainability, said founder cum president of Kuching Beach Cleaners Association Alcila Abby. She stated that the programme served as an example for other businesses to follow. She was commenting on […]
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 […]
Anti-plastic straws campaign seems to have lost pull
Metal, bamboo, lemongrass, and paper straws were among the types of drinking straws that appeared two years ago when the government implemented its ‘Tak Nak Straw Plastik’ (Say No To Plastic Straws) campaign in an effort to reduce pollution and preserve the environment. It became a trend then when most premises that sold food, including […]
MBKS holds ‘Say No to Plastic Straw’ contest
KUCHING: Kuching South City Council (MBKS) is launching an education campaign targeting primary schools, secondary schools, universities and members of the public in conjunction with the plastic straw ban in MBKS jurisdiction. As part of the campaign, MBKS in collaboration with Naked Wonders will organise an environmental awareness-related contest. The contest involves three categories namely […]
