IPOH, April 14 -- Public awareness of the dangers posed by plastic waste remains low, despite ongoing intervention efforts, said the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah.

Sultan Nazrin expressed concern over the worsening situation, calling for urgent and decisive action to address environmental degradation.

"The threat of plastic waste is never-ending. It is regrettable that public awareness of the dangers of plastic waste remains extremely low. The intervention efforts implemented have not produced the desired results," he said.

He said this in his royal address at the opening of the Perak State Legislative Assembly at the Perak Darul Ridzuan Building here.

In response, Sultan Nazrin announced that the state government wil...