According to the Malaysian Plastics Sustainability Roadmap, Malaysia targets 76% of plastic waste to be collected for recycling by 2030. How far away are we from these end goals - and does the economic environment incentivise players operating in this space?

Seah Kian Hoe, Founder of Johor-based recycler Heng Hiap Industries gives us the lay of the land in plastic recycling and responds to greenwashing allegations in the recycling industry.