KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) does not provide special direct allocations to all state governments or related agencies for managing solid waste and clearing illegal dumpsites outside local authority areas.
However, under Budget 2025, the ministry has been allocated with RM1.54 billion to directly finance solid waste management and public cleansing operations in six states and two Federal Territories that have adopted the Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act 2007 (Act 672).
“KPKT is responsible for managing solid waste and public cleansing in Perlis, Kedah, Pahang, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Johor, and the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, which have adopted Act 672.
“For other states, solid waste management and public cleansing fall under the jurisdiction of the respective state governments, local authorities and agencies,” Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister Aiman Athirah Sabu told the Dewan Rakyat during the question‑and‑answer today.
She was replying to Mohd Nazri Abu Hassan’s (PN‑Merbok) query about whether the ministry provides special allocations to state governments or agencies to manage solid waste and clear illegal dumpsites outside their areas of jurisdiction.
Aiman Athirah said Act 672 also empowers the federal government to take action against illegal dumping in all local authority areas concerned.
She said the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Corporation carried out 3,036 operations to eradicate illegal dumpsites in 2024, and 2,030 more operations up to June this year, including prosecution against offenders.
“KPKT emphasises that maintaining cleanliness and combating illegal dumping cannot be shouldered by one party alone.
“It requires the collective commitment of all stakeholders, including state governments, technical agencies, local authorities and the public, to ensure a clean, healthy and sustainable environment for the well‑being of everyone,” Aiman Athirah said.
