PUTRAJAYA, July 15 — The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) will engage with environmental non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to appoint them as strategic partners to the National Circular Economy Council for Solid Waste.

PUTRAJAYA, May 8 — The government is exploring the best approach to introduce a more progressive policy on plastic waste management, which has become the country’s biggest challenge, said Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

KUANTAN, Oct 24 — The upward trend in dengue cases, which often occurs after floodwaters recede, calls for residents, especially those living in flood-prone areas, to take precautionary measures and carry out cleaning efforts as soon as possible.

By Fitri Hazim Hazam SHAH ALAM, Sept 30 — A total of 1,176kg of waste was collected by the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) in a programme on Saturday, held in conjunction with the Malaysia Cleanup Day.  Its Deputy Mayor Datuk Aznan Hassan said 292 volunteers participated in the cleanup...

By Fitri Hazim Hazam SEPANG, March 25 – The first Automated Drive-Through Recycling Centre (ADTReC) is now open in Cyberjaya to raise public awareness of recycling activities and offer convenience to the local community. KDEB Waste Management Sdn Bhd (KDEBWM) managing director Dato’ Ramli...

By Zareef Muzammil SHAH ALAM, Dec 1 —  A waste recycling programme from terraced house areas around Subang Jaya has started today , said KDEB Waste Management (KDEBWM).  According to its managing director, the new initiative in collaboration with the Subang Jaya State Legislative Assembly...

By Nas Norziela Nasbah HULU LANGAT, Oct 25 —The Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj) has carried out 170 seizure actions against entities that failed to comply with its illegal waste disposal regulations since January. Its acting president Mohd Fareez Mohd Ariss@Mohd Hatta said the actions were...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 — Every year during Ramadan, tonnes of food end up in the trash, with the seasonal phenomenon expected to last till end-Syawal as Malaysians hold open houses to keep the traditional Raya spirit alive.

JOHOR BAHRU, March 26 — A total of 5,925 metric tonnes of rubbish was collected in the post-flood clean-up operation in Johor from March 3 until yesterday.

By Sheeda Fathil SHAH ALAM, Jan 24 — The community cleaning programme, ‘Keep Clean Dengue’ organised by Team Selangor since early this month has collected some 1,700 kilogrammes (kg) of waste. Its secretariat head Syahaizel Keman said the waste was collected from three locations around...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — The Ministry of Local Government Development (KPKT) is determined to demolish and clean up at least 100 illegal dumping grounds nationwide in the first 100 days in office of the Unity Government.

TANAH MERAH, April 17 — The Sustainable Waste Management Project using the Black Soldier Fly (BSF) larvae will be able to resolve the management of daily organic waste, including at landfills in a sustainable manner.

SHAH ALAM, Dec 27 — Approximately 2,077 metric tonnes of waste has been collected by KDEB Waste Management (KDEBWM) during their post-flood clean-up work in the flood-affected areas around the state, as of 9pm yesterday.

DENGKIL, Dec 27 — The company wholly owned by the Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS), Worldwide Holdings Bhd as the operator of the Dengkil Inert Waste Landfill recorded a three-fold increase in post-flood waste.

CHICAGO, Nov 10 — A team of Chinese and American researchers have concluded that the coronavirus pandemic is driving a big dump of one-use plastics into the earth's oceans, coming mainly from hospitals.

LUMUT, March 7 — The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has detained a cargo ship suspected of dumping waste oil in Selangor waters, about 21.7 nautical miles northeast of Pulau Jarak, near here.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 18 — Collection of waste for recycling increased to 2,188.95 tonnes from January to September this year compared to 1,546.81 tonnes in the same period last year, with a significant increase recorded since the implementation of the movement control order (MCO).