Singapore, the Asia-Pacific island nation that likens the fight against climate change to national defense, is not "in a hurry" to ban plastic bags because it burns the waste to produce energy, according to a government minister. Grace Fu, the recently appointed Minister for Sustainability and the Environment, said at an online event Wednesday that because Singapore incinerates plastic waste to generate power, the value of banning plastic bags "is a little different" than for other countries.
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