129 recycling cages placed at flats in Negeri Sembilan

SEREMBAN (Dec 18): A total of 129 recycling cages will be placed at flats in Negeri Sembilan to enable effective waste separation at source.

State Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Committee chairman Datuk Jalaluddin Alias (pictured) said previously, the authorities focused on landed property and it was time flat residents were provided with the facility.

“Landed property occupants can separate and hang the recyclable items in plastic bags near the bins but residents in flats do not have the facilities to do this,” he told reporters after placing the cages at the Senawang flats.

He said the cage had three sections for paper, plastic and other recyclable items.

State Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation (SWCorp) director Zainal Fitri Ahmad said residents should separate and place the items in plastic bags before placing them in the correct section in the cage.

“This is to make the collection process easier and less messy,” he said.

He said collection would be once a week.

Meanwhile, Zainal said 3,610 friendly reminders had been issued to those not separating waste at source in the state.

“We have inspected 76,080 premises out of 218,947 premises in the state,” he said.

He said flats would also be inspected to ensure the cages were used.

As of December, 52,324kg of recyclable items have been collected in the state.

“Iron, aluminium and glass weighed in highest at 17,078kg,” he said.

He said effectively managing waste would save energy.

“Recycling one glass bottle is equivalent to saving four hours of the energy of a 100watt menthol lightbulb,” he said. -- The Malaysian Insider

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