Nationwide campaign on "No Plastic Bags on Saturdays" launched

Good Start for 2011 to save the environment. At the same time please think how to help the customers. Paper bags? Boxes?...Basket?

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Published: The Star Saturday January 1, 2011 MYT 3:34:00 PM
Nationwide campaign on "No Plastic Bags on Saturdays" launched
By DHARMENDER SINGH


PUTRAJAYA: The Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry has launched a simultaneous nationwide campaign that will see all hypermarkets, supermarkets and Petronas petrol stations no longer giving out free plastic bags on Saturdays.

In statement issued on Saturday, the ministry said it had also met with retailers to discuss the effort to minimise the use of plastic bags in the country starting yesterday and some of them had agreed to join the campaign.

With the campaign, shoppers nationwide will now have to pay 20sen if they want the shopping centre or outlet they visit on Saturdays, to give them a plastic shopping bag.
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Guide for Recycling in Malaysia.


In Malaysia we produce 19,000 tones of waste every day, and a majority of that ends up in landfills. Malaysia currently has 230 landfill sights and 80% of them will reach capacity within the next two years, and with land for landfill sights being at a premium there is soon going to be a big problem right on our doorsteps.
To put in perspective 19,000 tonnes of rubbish,; if you piled it all up it would be as high as 36 Petronas Twin Towers, that’s an awful lot of rubbish to deal with on a daily basis.
Our task now is to try and reduce the amount of rubbish going into these landfills. If everybody
does their little bit then it amounts up to a lot. Alam Flora Sdn Bhd has an extensive list on their website of all recycling centres in and around Kuala Lumpur. Please visit www.alamflora.com.my for the nearest recycling centre closest to you and learn how a little effort can make a big difference to this beautiful country.

Here are some ideas to get you started.

Paper
All the items below need to be separated bound and then can be recycled.

Newspapers
Manuals
School books
Computer paper
Leaflets and catalogues
Paper boxes.
Metals
The below items need to be drained of liquid, rinsed and placed in bags or boxes.

Aluminium cans/ drinks cans
Food and sauce cans
Tin containers of food beverages (milk & Milo etc)
Biscuit tins
Plastics
The items below need to be rinsed then stored separately in bags or boxes

Soft drinks and juice bottles
Mineral water bottles
Food and sauce containers
Liquid soap and detergent bottles
Shampoo and lotion bottles
Plastic bags
Glass
The items below have to be washed and stored separately in bags or boxes.

Soft drinks and juice bottles
Jams and food jars
Sauces and seasoning bottles
Vitamins and cosmetic bottles
Beverage Cartons
All tetra pack beverage and food cartons need to be rinsed and flattened as per the directions
on the box.