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Zain Azly, MBPJ Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Department deputy director Nazatul Aini Hairoman, Keng, KPT Recycle Senior Sustainability executive Denys Chang and Izrul Fadly standing next to the lorry that collects recyclables. — Photos: LOW LAY PHON/The Star
Taking an adult Asian elephant’s weight at four tonnes, the amount of waste gathered so far equates to 1,712 elephants. On Sept 8, 2016, StarMetro front-paged the initiative, detailing how residents in SS20, Damansara Utama were leading the way in its implementation.The Door-to-Door Collection and Recycling Programme has received good response, says MBPJ.
“Their residents associations supported us. If we have similar dedication from all neighbourhoods, we can achieve better results. The project emerged as champion in Public Private Partnership for Recycling Kumpulan 3P4R under the Hybrid: Social Innovation category at the Selangor 2022 Public Service Innovation Award.Changing with the times
Packaging waste from online purchases, he said, contributed to cardboard and other forms of paper waste.“The lockdown brought about a new way of shopping and this contributed to the increase in paper-based waste.Only six categories of waste are collected through the programme – paper, cardboard, beverage cartons, glass, plastic and metal waste.
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