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Rubbish build-up a potential threat to environment
A NEW landfill for bulk waste, run by the Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj) near Sungai Semenyih, is fast turning into an illegal dumpsite for domestic and industrial wastes. Despite the “Tapak Pelupusan Sampah Pukal” sign in the area declaring it a disposal site for bulk waste, StarMetro’s investigation revealed Read more…
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Answer the Call…ISWA World Congress & WASTECON
Home Register Exhibit Call for Speakers The 2017 ISWA World Congress and WASTECON® Call for Speakers is open! For the first time in nearly two decades, the ISWA World Congress will be hosted by the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. SWANA will co-locate Read more…
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KRIP B-to-B Meeting in Kuala Lumpur – 1st December 2016
Dear WMAM Members, It is with great pleasure that WMAM would like to invite you to participate in the Networking & Business Matching session on the 1st of December 2016 from 2pm until 5.30pm. This networking session is exclusively for WMAM MEMBERS ONLY. Date: 1st Decemeber 2016 Read more…
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IFAT India 28-30 September 2016 – Mumbai
IFAT INDIA 28-30 SEPTEMBER 2016 – MUMBAI ISWA Program at IFAT India 2016 This year, for the first time, ISWA will be at IFAT India in Mumbai! ISWA – the International Solid Waste Association – is a global, independent, worldwide Read more…
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Plan for litterbugs to do cleaning
A motorcyclist passing by an illegal dumpsite along the road at Pasir Pinji. — filepic THE IPOH City Council is mulling a plan to have litterbugs do community services in its bid to stop illegal dumpsites being created. Ipoh Mayor Datuk Zamri Man said the council is now discussing the Read more…
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Cages not used correctly
One big mix: This recycling cage in PPR Kampung Limau in Pantai Dalam, Bangsar, is a good reflection of the apathy of the residents living there. They clearly did not follow the simple three-step rule to segregate their waste. — SHAZWAN ZAIDON/The Star MORE than half of the 1,153 Read more…
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Polystyrene ban in Selangor next year
STARTING January next year, Selangor will ban the use of polystyrene containers and extend the No Plastic Bag Day on Saturdays to seven days a week. Green Technology and Environment committee chairman Elizabeth Wong said all official events and buildings of the Selangor state government would stop using plastic bags Read more…
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Push to get people to recycle
A TEAM has been formed in Perak to educate the public to embrace recycling in order to reduce the use of plastic bags and polystyrene containers. Ipoh City Watch (ICW) President Prof Dr Richard Ng said the main objective of the committee, known as the Perak Action Team for a Read more…