Shah Alam landfill for PJ waste

TO enable better waste management in the city, all home and garden waste will soon be disposed of at Section 21 Shah Alam's landfill.

Petaling Jaya mayor Datuk Mohamad Roslan Sakiman said the current arrangement to dispose of city waste at Jeram, Kuala Selangor, was time consuming and inconvenient for the contractors.

The council hopes more frequent trips to a closer landfill in Shah Alam will ensure all waste in the city is collected on time.

During public holidays and weekends, the landfill at Jeram closes at 4pm.

The long journey slows the contractors from gathering more waste and disposing it of in time.

"We are waiting for approval from the authorities and once the matter is finalised, we can dispose of all waste at the Section 21, Shah Alam landfill instead of the one at Jeram,

"If this plan takes place, the contractors will also be able to save travel time. Jeram is too far for the contractors and they can't make more trips.

"The contractors also encounter difficulties getting rid of their garbage if they do not reach the landfill in Jeram in time.

"We can't blame the contractors for not clearing all the rubbish in the city, because they are faced with several problems.

"They can't take home the rubbish which they have collected if the landfill is closed when they arrive," said the mayor.

He hope by shifting to a closer landfill, the city's waste management will improve greatly.

Recently it was highlighted in the media that the mayor goes on his bike in the evenings to check on waste management in the city.

He observed that monitoring of waste collection by those in charge was found lacking.

By SHEILA SRI PRIYA
PETALING JAYA
streets@nstp.com.my