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A total of 2,093 illegal dumpsites have been closed involving an estimated clean-up cost of RM1.6 million in 2023, said Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming. He said the operation of cleaning and closing illegal dumpsites carried out Read more…

SEREMBAN: The owners of two recycling companies here have been remanded for seven days over an alleged RM4,000 bribe to an enforcement officer. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission obtained the remand order on the duo on Tuesday (Jan 23) following an Read more…

PETALING JAYA: There should be centralised bulk waste collection centres for the convenience of the people, say residents’ associations. They said most people tend to dispose of bulk waste when carrying out spring cleaning ahead of festivities or while moving Read more…

THE disposal of illegally dumped bulk waste is putting a squeeze on Subang Jaya City Council’s (MBSJ) financial resources and manpower. Subang Jaya mayor Datuk Mohd Fauzi Mohd Yatim said the city council was forking out a large sum annually Read more…

THE single stream separation (SSS) project, involving more than 11,000 households in Subang Jaya, is gaining traction. SSS is a collection method where recyclables are placed in a bag for collection by waste contractors. To make disposal of recyclables easier Read more…

PETALING JAYA: The door is always open for the remaining states which have yet to adopt the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act, says the Housing and Local Government Ministry. The Act, also known as Act 672, makes it Read more…

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia lost out on an estimated RM291mil this year from recyclable materials that did not end up being recycled, and instead, went to waste. Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation (SWCorp) chief executive officer Datuk Ahmad Husaini Read more…

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PUTRAJAYA: Currently thrown out as waste, by-products from the oil, forestry and agriculture sector could be worth RM17bil by 2030 in the biomass industry, says Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. The Deputy Prime Minister said the industry would not just have Read more…