Piles of waste trapped near the jetty in Permatang Bendahari, Penang, that could pollute Sungai Muda.
THE lack of civic-mindedness and care for the environment rears its ugly head again, this time in Sungai Muda, where a swathe of floating bottles is caught along the side of a jetty on the river.
What appears to be a field of sun-baked plastic bottles that once held mineral water, engine oil, shampoo and who knows what else along with pieces of polystyrene, has gathered after being trapped into a corner by a jetty at Permatang Bendahari in north Seberang Prai district, Penang.
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Piles of waste trapped near the jetty in Permatang Bendahari, Penang, that could pollute Sungai Muda.
Sungai Muda meandering between Penang on the left and Kedah on the right. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star
