| Following from the recent headlines in the media claiming that Malaysia is the top plastic ocean polluter in Asia, we would like to clarify that we are disappointed with the inaccurate and misleading headlines of these articles. The report cited in the articles, entitled “Plastic Packaging in Southeast Asia and China”, only states that Malaysia rankedamong the six countries studied in the report in terms of annual per capita plastic packaging consumption, at 16.78 kg per person.
High plastic consumption, does not necessarily equate to high plastic pollution. Even though Malaysia ranked high in terms of unsound waste disposal, Malaysia ranked the highest in waste collection. In addition, the data from which the study is based on was obtained in 2016, the most recent year for which reliable data was available.
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