No more
plastic bags in Johor supermarkets
JOHOR BARU: All hypermarkets and supermarkets in Johor have to replace their
plastic bags and polystyrene containers with biodegradable ones beginning July
1.
State Health, Environment, Education and Information Committee chairman
Datuk Ayub Rahmat said hypermarkets were supposed to have done this early this
month but it was postponed due to Ramadan and Hari Raya Aidilfitri.
“This is among the first steps by the state government to make Johor
plastic and polystyrene-free starting from Jan 1, 2018,” he said after
launching Iskandar Malaysia Ecolife Challenge (IMELC) 2017 at the Johor
Education Department yesterday.
He said Johor Biotechnology and Biodiversity Corp (J-Biotech) was appointed
as an anchor in implementing the use of biodegradable products.
“J-Biotech is in the midst of finding a proper mechanism and is discussing
with supermarkets and hypermarkets.
“Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin will make an
announcement on how we will implement it at the next state Budget tabling,” he
added.
Ayub said he did not see any problem with the stores complying with the
state ruling.
He reminded the community to bring along their own bags when shopping for
groceries.
On the event, Ayub said IMELC’s main objective was to protect the
environment under the Low Carbon Society Blueprint for Iskandar Malaysia 2025.
He added that the plan was to make Iskandar Malaysia a developed economic
corridor with low carbon emission of 58% until 2025.
Since the IMELC was introduced four years ago, 77 primary schools within
the Iskandar area had dramatically lowered their water and electricity bills,
he said.
“This year, the programme has been expanded to 346 schools involving 34,000
students and I believe Iskandar will be a low carbon society,” he added.
Johor to ban plastik
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