GEORGE TOWN: They were once called “kedai botol” or bottle shops. But most recycling centres here have already stopped collecting glass bottles.
However, K. Paramasiwam, 68, is one of the few who still continues the old way and accepts glass waste from the community, although most drinks are now sold in plastic bottles.
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