Penang steps up straw ban enforcement


Doing her part: Isabelle Poh, nine, chose to drink without using a straw during lunch at a food court in George Town. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: The use of single-use plastics is still prevalent in the food and beverage sector here, even though the ban on plastic straws in Penang is already a year old.

Checks found that only a few eateries have complied with the ban by using paper straws or not using straws at all.

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