Topic sentence Supporting sentence Concluding statement Summarizing main points Final impression (ps. Its lighter shade of gray; only in conclusion parg) Sub-point 4 A study of Asia's worst ocean polluters reveals that the largest individual users of plastic packaging are Malaysians. In terms of annual per capita plastic packaging use, Malaysia ranked highest among the six countries surveyed, at around 16.8 kg per person, followed by Thailand at 15.5 kg. Thomas Schuldt, WWF coordinator of work on a circular plastic economy, claimed that since they were among the wealthiest, Malaysians consumed the most plastic. Carbon emissions associated with plastics – from processing to combustion – reached 860 million tons in 2019, more than the combined annual emissions of Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines. Sub-point 5 Malaysia is a worldwide player in the plastic business industry with around 1,300 plastic manufacturers. On average, Malaysians generate an annual average of 19,000 tonnes of solid waste and plastic waste accounts for 24% of cumulative solid waste. Ever since in 2016, Exports from Malaysia amounted to RM30 billion, with 2.26 million metric quantities of resin used to produce plastics. According to recent studies, microplastics are widespread in our drinking water, but also found in some food products, especially seafood and salt. There are three kinds of potential health hazards associated with microplastic ingestion, and these are chemical, physical particles and microbial pathogens. In recognition of mounting plastic pollution problem in the country, in 2018, the Malaysian Government has released the Malaysia’s Roadmap to Zero Single -Use Plastics 2018-2030. it is vital that each relevant stakeholder, including the federal government, state government, non - government agencies, manufacturers and the general public to work together in order to achieve the goal in 2030 Conclusion paragraph Even though Malaysia produced a blueprint and ban policy on plastic straw and single-use plastic, the public requires education and advocacy as awareness is still lacking among the communities. There are tremendous prospects for improvement. Following awarenessbuilding campaigns by appropriate leaders The participating ministries and stakeholders. In a nutshell, the issue with plastic is the single use. Nonetheless, to conquer this pressing issue it ought to be the obligation of every stakeholders from government, business industry player to the society.
