Firm hired to remove illegal posters (At last!!)

Well, at least, they are doing something about this. Hope we can many more areas cleaned up as well. Also, it is left to be proven how effective this product and system. if it does, then this company will be doing very well in the near future.

Kudos to The Star for following up on this issue. Let us also monitor this together.

Until the next time, cheers.

The Star, Monday September 5, 2011

Firm hired to remove illegal posters

THE Kajang Municipal Council has hired a company to remove illegal posters and coat the surface of public property with anti-stick paint.

The issue of rampant illegal advertisements in Kajang have been frequently raised at the council full board meetings and public complaint monitoring meetings.

At last month’s public complaint monitoring meeting, councillor S. T. Chandra Mohan highlighted a complaint made by Taman Asa Jaya residents through the council’s complaint portal E-aduan on the illegal advertisements in the area.

First step: The bio-solve MP is used to remove the stickers before the antistick paint is sprayed on the sign boards. 

 

Council corporate communications head Shariman Mohd Nor said the council would be spending about RM20,000 for its pilot project in Kajang and Bandar Baru Bangi.

“The company picked for the job is providing the chemicals and manpower to remove the illegal stickers,” he said.

He said the illegal stickers advertising the services of “Ah Long (money lenders) were a major threat.

“The chemicals used will be active for 12 to 18 months, preventing posters from sticking onto the surface of public property,” he said.

Bandar Mahkota Cheras Residents’ Association treasurer Pang Nam Onn said such chemicals were being used in Singapore and wanted to see the results in Kajang.

“The residents have tried peeling off the stickers but there are still remnants on the signboards as the adhesive is quite strong.

“Moreover, once removed, the culprits put up new ones,” he said.

According to Adam Daniel Yusof of Envirocatalyst Sdn Bhd, the company chosen to undertake the pilot project, there are three to four steps involved.

Covered up: A signboard plastered with illegal stickers is an eyesore in Kajang.

 

“Firstly, they have to remove the stickers with a product called Bio-Solve MP.

“Then we apply the pre-coating and covering chemical. After this is done, we apply the anti-stick chemical.

“For fibre glass and plastic surfaces, we have to use a base coat before applying the pre-coating chemical,” he said, adding that they can work on a minimum of 10 signboards a day.

He added that different chemicals were used depending on the surface and the type of paper for the posters.

“We have to be careful when removing the stickers on signboards so as not to affect its luminousity,” he said.

While there are other companies offering such products, he believes that they are the first to offer locally-produced products.

“Others may have imported the products from other countries like South Korea,” he said.

“The workers need not wear protective gear because the bio-chemicals are not hazardous to health,” Adam said.

His company has submitted proposals to other councils such as the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council, Subang Jaya Municipal Council, Selayang Municipal Council, and Klang Municipal Council for the treatment.