PUTRAJAYA, Sept 30 – Housing and Local Government Ministry Secretary-General Datuk Mohammad Mentek said there were around 54,000kg of recyclable materials have been collected in seven states over the past three weeks after implementation of the solid waste separation at source, which took effect on Sept 1. Urban Wellbeing,
He said in Pahang, the collection involved 22,146.8kg, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya (15,651.8kg), Melaka (5,394kg), Negeri Sembilan (5,117.8kg), Johor (4,486.5kg), Kedah (1,498kg) and Perlis (535.2kg). According to the statement on the status of solid waste separation at source on Tuesday, he said the total collection is an indicator that most households in the seven states had accepted the system and were willing to carry it out.
Beginning Sept 1, households in Kuala Lumpur, Pahang, Johor, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Perlis and Kedah are required to separate solid waste by categories such as plastic, paper, cardboard, glass, metal and food waste based on the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act (Act 672).
Commenting on the warning notices issued to residents in Kuala Lumpur, Pahang, Melaka and Johor, Mohammad urged the households involved to carry out the separation to avoid receiving warning notices and compounds, beginning June 1, next year. So far, 1.9 million leaflets had been distributed in various locations in the seven states, he said.
