Earth Day 2009 Dialogue - "Plastic Bags: To Ban, or Not To Ban?"

Programme:

0830 Registration

0900 Arrival/ Welcome speech by YAM Lim Guan Eng, the Chief Minister of Penang

0920 Presentation of souvenirs to the speakers

0930 (i) Mr Lim Kok Boon, Chairman of MPF/ President of MPMA (1hr)
- Waste Management and Recycling of Plastics in Malaysia
(ii) Don Theseira, 3Rs community
- To totally ban the giving out of plastic carry bags at all supermarket
check out counters.

1050 Break

1100 (iii) Dr Lee Lik Meng, Project Coordinator of Healthy Campus, USM
- Choosing a greener lifestyle
(iv) Ms Hatijah Hashim, Researcher, CAP
- Health and Environmental Effects of Plastic Bags

1140 Public discussion (Encik Ahmad Khairuddin Sha'Aban and Mr Cheah Chee Chon
from MPMA will take part in this session)

1230 Closing remarks by YB Phee Boon Poh

1245 Resolution for the Dialogue