Tuan Ibrahim: Effective policies, initiatives on environment will continue

NSTnation 'We will also continue with efforts to send back plastic waste containers that arrive at our ports as we want to ensure minimal to zero use of plastic in Malaysia'

Its Minister Datuk Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said some of the initiatives included the cutting down of single-use plastic, returning containers of illegally imported plastic waste to their countries of origin, and conservation programmes.

"We will also continue with efforts to send back plastic waste containers that arrive at our ports as we want to ensure minimal to zero use of plastic in Malaysia," Tuan Ibrahim said, in his first press conference after assuming the ministerial position, today. He added that his ministry would also review the National Environmental Policy 2002 and Climate Change Policy 2009, which will tabled in parliament.

"Back then, there were no great concern for climate change but today the challenges are different. We have to review DASN 2022 and make the necessary amendments to suit present-day environmental challenges.

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