Day: November 19, 2024

More Production, More Pollution Plastic pollution remains one of the most pressing environmental challenges we face today, and Malaysia is no exception. With increasing plastic production, our country faces growing concerns over its impact on public health, ecosystems, and the climate. Our latest factsheet, 'Malaysia Plastic Facts: More Production, More Pollution' offers an overview of the...

The last scheduled round of negotiations for the Global Plastics Treaty will be held in Busan, South Korea from 25 November to 1 December 2024.  The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) calls on the Malaysian government to be more ambitious at this Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting (INC-5) to end plastic pollution. The global production of primary plastic forecasted to triple...