00:00The Ministry of Natural Resources and Natural Resources, NRIS, is still working hard
00:05to achieve the framework of the Malaysia Plastic Sustainability Roadmap, MPSR.
00:17However, this plan is a little bit affected by the COVID-19 pandemic,
00:27which we see an increase in the use of plastic, food delivery, and also the concern of many people about the pandemic.
00:40In addition, plastic disposal is also facing resistance from the power sector that makes this time still separate,
00:51namely between the government, and this is separated with several ministries,
00:56as well as the state government and the local government.
01:00If we look at the waste disposal, the use of plastic bags,
01:06the countries that have introduced it are Penang, Selangor, Ulai Pesketuan, Perak, Kedah, Johor, and Perlis.
01:15At the same time, we also see countries such as Negeri Sembilan,
01:20which have continued to remove the use of plastic bags at the same time,
01:25on a permanent basis, and also on certain days in Penang Island and also in Kota Kinabalu City Council.
01:35In Ulai Pesketuan, the pressure is given with the removal of conventional plastic use and the intensification of the use of biodegradable plastic bags.
01:47Another effort is also for us to ensure the reuse of our materials in the production of plastic,
01:53plastic manufacturing,
01:54implementing extended producer responsibility,
01:58where those who produce products are responsible for the waste that is released,
02:04and for your information,
02:06the MPSR has thoroughly reviewed the implementation of plastic recycling
02:11by implementing the concept of recycling economy in the plastic management chain.
02:16We also suggest that this ensures that the resulting plastic can be recycled
02:24and can reduce the waste of plastic left at the waste disposal site.
02:29We also at NRAS have discussed with the SIRIM to eco-design
02:37to make these products more environmentally friendly and easy to recycle.
02:44At the same time, the MPSR complements the Malaysia's HALA 7 Plan for the Use of Plastic in 2018-2030.
02:55This is more focused on the use of plastic that is problematic,
03:00not needed and can be avoided.
03:02Problematic, unnecessary, and avoidable single-use plastic.
03:06So with this agenda, we can see which plastic needs to be removed or phased out
03:13or reduced phasing down.
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