WWF-Malaysia report: ‘Tapau’ culture major contributor to country’s plastic waste problems | Malay Mail

Monday, 21 Sep 2020 08:00 PM MYTPiles of plastic are seen at an illegal recycling site in Jenjarom, Banting March 26, 2019. — Picture by Mukhriz Hazim” culture as one of the major contributors to plastic waste in the country.

“For example, a simple meal of takeaway noodles with soup would comprise up to six different single-use plastic items i.e. at least three layers of packaging — one plastic packaging for the noodles, one for the soup, and another to hold the two separate packagings that contain the noodles and soup, wooden chopsticks packed in plastic, a plastic spoon and potentially a separate small bag of a chili or sambal.

The report’s 2016 post-consumer plastic waste per capita estimation was based on population data collected by the Department of Statistics and a survey on Solid Waste Composition, Characteristics & Existing Practices of Solid Waste in Malaysia commissioned byThe estimation is in tandem with another study conducted by WWF in 2019 that showed Malaysia has the highest annual per capita plastic use, at 16.78kg per person compared to China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.

“Lastly, expensive and imported products such as fruits or chocolate are often individually packed with additional plastic, while vegetables, leafy greens and meats are individually packaged to prevent them from bunching with other produce. Meat produce, including seafood, are commonly wrapped in multiple layers of plastic, on top of the PP packaging container, to prevent ‘leakage’,” said the report.In the report, it was stated that Malaysia has the best recycling infrastructure in Asean.

In Malaysia, the informal sector, which comprises a wide variety of participants, ranging from individual material pickers, mobile collectors and tailgate sorting, among others, are the backbone of the recycling industry, said the report. “There is nothing unusual about the EPR scheme. Governments of several low and middle-income countries have started to introduce or draft regulations on EPR. Companies and business associations have also launched voluntary commitments and initiatives based on EPR schemes to accelerate the transition to sustainable waste management and circular economy.

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