Waste
Anti-Lynas groups claim MB eyeing Sg Lembing as waste dump
- themalaysianinsider.com- By Clara Chooi March 07, 2012 The anti-Lynas groups accused Adnan of prioritising the Australian firm’s interest over that of Pahang residents. — File pic KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — Anti-Lynas groups today alleged that Pahang Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob last night suggested dumping Lynas Corp’s radioactive waste into the disused [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Where exactly is ‘abroad’, Lynas opponents ask trade minister
-themalaysianinsider.com- March 07, 2012 Himpunan Hijau chairman Wong Tack (centre) also asked the minister to provide the names of those who participated in the public consultation. — file pic KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — Himpunan Hijau wants Datuk Mustapa Muhamed to reveal the location beyond the borders of Malaysia that would accept Lynas Corp’s purportedly [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Council: Make households pay for not recycling
-The Star- PUTRAJAYA: Putrajaya Corporation wants private households here to be heavily penalised if they fail to recycle their waste. Its president Tan Sri Samsudin Osman said the council had increased efforts in motivating the public to recycle waste. “In the future, we are looking at imposing strict fines for those who do not recycle. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Rubbish Woes – Ball Is In Selangor Government’s Court, Says Chor
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 16 (Bernama) — The federal government will not interfere in the rubbish woes in Selangor as the state government has opted out from the privatisation of solid waste collection and public cleaning. Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Chor Chee Heung said Selangor and Penang chose not to join the privatisation when [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )‘Stop dragging feet on waste privatisation’
-NST– Chor raps Penang, Selangor govts Datuk Seri Chor Chee Heung housing and local government minister SELANGOR and Penang are urged to join the Federal Government in privatising their solid waste collection and public cleaning operations. Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Chor Chee Heung said the privatisation should not be seen as a [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Privatise waste management, states advised
-The Star- KUALA LUMPUR: Selangor and Penang have been urged to privatise their solid waste management, as had been done by the other states and the Federal Territories in peninsular Malaysia under the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Act. Perak had also recently agreed to privatise its solid waste management and be regulated by the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Cypark secures new government contract for landfill upgrading
-Borneo Post Online- KUCHING: Environmental technology and engineering specialist Cypark Resources Bhd (Cypark), announced yesterday that the company received a Letter of Acceptance from the Ministry of Housing and Local GovernmentHou (KPKT) for the proposed upgrading of the landfill site at Kok Foh, Jempol, Negeri Sembilan worth RM14.7 million. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Trashing bad habits
-The Star-By TAN EE LOO educate@thestar.com.my With more people dying each year from hunger-related causes, it is time for us to think of ways to stop food wastage and give away our unconsumed food to others. THE two friends agree to meet at a fast food restaurant for a meal in the evening, but much [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Free refuse bins
–New Straits Times (Malaysia) ALOR STAR: A total of 1.3 million households in two federal territories and six states will be given free refuse bins by September next year. They are Kedah, Perlis, Pahang, Johor, Malacca, Negri Sembilan and the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. However, Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Separate waste from September
- Bernama PUTRAJAYA: Households will start segregating their waste in stages beginning September, said Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Chor Chee Heung. This is in line with the enforcement of the Solid Waste and Public Cleaning Act, and the privatisation of solid waste management and public cleaning work. He said this would initially [...]
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