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Separate waste or face fines, FT folk told

PETALING JAYA: Residents in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya must start separating waste into recyclables and non-recyclables or risk facing a compound.

Dengkil , Selangor , Malaysia , Johor , Kuala-lumpur , Tanjung , Pahang , Melaka , Petaling , Malaysia-general , Kedah , Kelantan

39,000 tonnes of solid waste daily

PETALING JAYA: Every day, Malaysians throw away about 39,078 tonnes of solid waste, equivalent to about 1.17kg per person, says the Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation (SWCorp).

Kedah , Kelantan , Malaysia , Petaling , Malaysia-general , Kuala-lumpur , Pahang , Johor , Melaka , Malaysians , Malaysian , Negri-sembilan

Zero waste community programme well received, says deputy minister

JOHOR BAHRU: The Zero Waste Community Programme implemented in 17 People’s Housing Projects (PPR) nationwide has been well-received, with an increasing rate of materials sent to recycling centres, says Deputy Local Government Development Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir.

Johor-bahru , Johor , Malaysia , Sifar-sisa-bersamamu-madani , Akmal-nasrullah , Akmal-nasrullah-mohd-nasir , Public-cleansing-management-corporation-swcorp , Deputy-local-government-development , Waste-community-programme-kosis , Government-development , Zero-waste-community-programme , Housing-projects

More than 13,000 volunteers expected for World Clean-up Day celebrations nationwide

PASIR GUDANG: More than 13,000 volunteers are expected to be part of this year’s national World Clean-up Day (WDC) celebration, says Johor Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation (SWCorp) director Cairul Hisham Jalaluddin.

Pasir-gudang , Johor , Malaysia , Kampung-pendas-laut , Kampung-pasir-gudang-baru , Gelang-patah , Cairul-hisham-jalaluddin , Johor-bersih , International-coastal , Public-cleansing-corporation-swcorp , World-clean-up-day , Johor-solid-waste-management

Taman OUG swamped with rubbish

Authorities to instal CCTV cameras and increase enforcement to curb dumping in commercial area

Medan , Sumatera-utara , Indonesia , Seputeh , Perak , Malaysia , Kuala-lumpur , Ummi-kalthum-shuib , Teresa-kok , Taman-beringin , Sinniah-visvirnathan , Hujan-rahmat