Thursday November 26, 2009
Sabah tourism centres to ban plastic bags
KOTA KINABALU: All tourism centres under Sabah government agencies will be barred from using plastic bags in an effort to conserve the environment.
State Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun said the ruling was expected to be enforced by early next year.
“We have already sent a directive to all tourism centres under the ministry to switch to recycled bags, which are environmentally friendly,” he said after opening a seminar on the Environment and Plastic Bags.
“We are also asking hotels as well as private tourist companies to stop the use of plastic bags,” he said.
Masidi said some tourism outlets were already banning plastic bags.
He said one example was Lok Kawi Zoo where the ban had been practised.
“Sabah parks have committed themselves to ensuring that no plastic bags are used from January while others, including Kinabalu National Park, Taman Tunku Abdul Rahman, Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation centre and Bukit Tawau Park, have already stopped allowing the use of plastic bags,” he said.
Masidi hoped that the Education Ministry would also get involved in the environmental conservation efforts by getting school canteens to stop using plastic bags and other such containers.
He said students could bring their own containers from home.
“The ministry can also introduce environmental conservation programmes as part of the curriculum for students,” he added.
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