News related to waste management and waste industries in Malaysia
MELAKA: Hang Tuah Jaya Municipal Council (MPHTJ) and Sirim Berhad are working together to introduce a green technology called Anaerobic Digestion System (ADS). Melaka housing, local government and environment committee chairman Datuk Ismail Othman said ADS could help lessen greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming as well as reduce Read more…
BUSINESS owners in Kuala Lumpur are still using petroleum-based plastic bags and polypropylene containers despite the ban coming into effect on Jan 1. The Federal Territories Ministry made it compulsory for all business owners in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan to use only biodegradable and compostable plastic bags and food Read more…
IN a bid to reduce plastic waste, some eateries have stopped serving single-use plastic straws with their drinks. As an alternative, the Mockingbird Café in Kuala Lumpur serves their cold drinks with reusable stainless steel straws. “Stainless steel straws not only look trendy but it is also a good start Read more…
MIRI: All it took was just one morning session of beach cleaning along 2km of beachfront and riverbank near Lutong bazaar in Miri district and 460kg of waste was collected. The clean-up operation jointly carried out by the Miri City Council, Miri Community College and Miri Fire and Rescue Department yesterday Read more…
MELAKA: The Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Ministry announced an allocation of RM61.5mil to build four new landfill cells to complement the Sungai Udang landfill. Minister Tan Sri Noh Omar said the four cells were being built as the Sungai Udang landfill had reached its maximum capacity. Three cells would Read more…
SUNGAI Gombak is choked with rubbish and the water quality in the surrounding area is under threat. Selangor Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) has already removed 35 tonnes of rubbish from the river so far this year. It removed more than 35 tonnes of rubbish from the same river over Read more…
PETALING JAYA: Malaysians love their food but unfortunately, many have no qualms about wasting it. Food waste makes up half of the 33,000 tonnes of solid waste generated every day, according to the national solid waste management department (JPSPN). A look at discarded food would show 10-15% is untouched and Read more…
THE task to keep the amenities and hiking trails of Penang Hill clean is proving to be a challenge due to littering and vandalism. The hill authority, which already has a daunting job clearing fallen trees and branches, also has to clean up after hikers who litter the trails and Read more…
MELAKA: The state government has sent an urgent plea for help to the Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Ministry to approve its plan to expand the Sungai Udang landfill which has almost breached its maximum capacity. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Idris Haron said unless it was expanded, the landfill Read more…
A REPORT released by the World Health Organization (WHO) showed that half of the world’s population will be living in water-stressed areas by 2025 and reuse of wastewater will become one of the important strategies in increasing water resources availability. As Malaysia depends heavily on catchment water, our water resources Read more…