PUTRAJAYA, Feb 6 — The Cabinet has given in-principle approval for Selangor and Penang to adopt the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act 2007 (Act 672) making them the latest states to implement the law.

PUCHONG, July 28 — The Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Management Corporation (SWCorp) is determined to strengthen public awareness and increase the national recycling rate through various initiatives.

PETALING JAYA, July 25 — Two innovative solutions from KDEB Waste Management (KDEBWM) were recognised at the PC.Com Awards here last night.

JITRA, May 7 — The Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) has identified 18 locations for the development of solid Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plants throughout the country as a new method of solid waste management to eradicate landfills.

By Yasmin Ramlan  SHAH ALAM, March 15 — Selangor will submit its Letter of Intent (LOI) on the adoption of the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act 2007 (Act 672) to the Local and Housing Government Ministry (KPKT) possibly by today or next Monday (March 18), said Dato’ Seri Amirudin...

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 7 — The National Circular Economy Council (NCEC) to manage solid waste has been established to accelerate the transition of solid waste management from a linear economy to a holistic circular economy.

ARAU, Dec 4 — The national recycling rate has increased to 33.17 per cent this year with the total amount of recycled goods reaching 4.626 million tonnes.

By Mustakim Ramli SHAH ALAM, Jan 1 — Nearly 3,000 metric tonnes of post-flood waste were collected by KDEB Waste Management (KDEBWM) in Taman Sri Muda here, yesterday. Its managing director Ramli Mohd Tahir said the figure is based on the 220 lorries mobilised for the cleanup process in the...

By Mustakim Ramli SHAH ALAM, Dec 31 — More than 20,000 tonnes of post-flood waste have been collected in Selangor to date. Out of the total, 13,000 tonnes of rubbish were collected from areas under the purview of the Shah Alam City Council. Menteri Besar Dato’ Amirudin Shari deemed the...

SHAH ALAM, Nov 24 — A total of 75,402 metric tonnes of solid waste has been successfully cleared from the Klang River from 2016 until September 2021, through the Selangor Maritime Gateway (SMG) project.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 — An environmental protection organisation, Pertubuhan Pelindung Khazanah Alam Malaysia (Peka), has called on the government to reconsider the standard operating procedures (SOP) on the wearing of disposable gloves for customers entering clothing stores, which took effect last February 10.