News related to waste management and waste industries in Malaysia
KOTA KINABALU: Saddened by the way people treated the ocean as a dumpsite, a group of 30 youths from Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei cleaned up a litter-strewn beach and came up with ideas to help conserve the environment. The participants of the Borneo Eco Warriors workshop from Brunei were especially shocked Read more…
DISCARDED coconut shells caught the attention of a group of Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) students in Kedah, prompting them to take the initiative to recycle them as charcoal. UUM’s Co and Coal project director Ho Cia Chen, 23, said coconut shells were usually thrown away indiscriminately due to a lack Read more…
IT WAS the horrific sight of red welts and open sores that moved Amore-Pacific Malaysia Laneige brand general manager Foong Winnie and Global Peace Foundation chief executive officer Dr Teh Su Thye to do something for the children of Kampung Binjai, an orang asli village in Pahang. In sharing the Read more…
AN AFP report last month quoted researchers saying that human medicines and household substances have been discovered in the blood of green turtles in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. This shows that even in a so-called developed country, people are unaware of the proper ways of disposing their leftover medicines. More Read more…
MIRI: For the first time, the city is running a beach-cleaning campaign in conjunction with World Oceans Day (WOD). The campaign is aimed at creating awareness on the importance of keeping oceans, seas and all waterways free from pollution. Themed “Save Our Oceans – Lets Clean Up,” the campaign was kicked Read more…
PETALING JAYA: The serious and recurring issue of leachate contamination needs to be addressed with an improvement in the design specifications and location of landfills in the country. Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (pic) said there is a need to look for a Read more…
EVERY day, tonnes of food is thrown away in the administrative capital of Putrajaya, equivalent to the load of a 32-tonne truck. To reduce the amount of waste in landfills, Putrajaya Corporation (PPj) introduced a pilot project in 2009 to turn food waste into plant fertiliser. From an environmental point Read more…
PETALING JAYA: More hotels in the city centre are participating in food rescue programmes by donating surplus food not served at the buffet line to feed the needy. Food Aid Foundation operations director Hayati Ismail said cooked food rescued from hotels was re-purposed or re-engineered into different menus before being Read more…
WASTE management company KDEB Waste Management Sdn Bhd has promised to solve the irregular rubbish collection problem in the Selayang municipality in two months’ time. Its general manager, Ramli Mohd Tahir, said the company would give Selayang Municipal Council 32 compactors in addition to the existing 12 to put an Read more…
Beijing now incinerates the majority of its unsorted household rubbish to address its sprawling landfills and as a more environmental friendly way to treat waste, city authorities said. At least 60% of the city’s household waste is now incinerated or is treated, compared with just 30% in 2013, said Sun Read more…