The Daily Digest: Unfantastic Plastic

the-bigger-picture · the-daily-digest · 31 Jan 2019 · 20 mins listen

It costs RM500,000 per month to clean and maintain the log booms and gross pollutant traps along the Klang River Basin - that's RM6 million a year. Malaysia has also been rated as one of the worst when it comes to plastic pollution. We delve deeper into the plague of plastic we face and what we can do to turn things around, with Julian Hyde, the General Manager of Reef Check Malaysia.

Produced by:

Juliet Jacobs

Presented by:

Sharmilla Ganesan,Juliet Jacobs,Tee Shiao Eek

Categories:

Environment,Science,Social Issues

Tags:

river log boom, Klang River Basin, plastic pollution, household waste, recycling, Daily Digest, Bigger Picture

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The Daily Digest: Unfantastic Plastic

The Daily Digest: Unfantastic Plastic