Again, we will check but will they actually do it? I think the best is to keep getting and showing proof to the local council. I suppose after 3 times, surely they cannot keep denying taking action. This is a matter of health as well as the well being of the people in the area. I hope they will take "fast action". Anyway, I hope there will be more information on the outcome of this issue soon.

Until the next time, cheers.

The Star, Tuesday November 22, 2011

Stench in Semenyih

RESIDENTS of Taman Desa Mewah in Semenyih have been putting up with the stench emitted from a solid waste resource recovery centre 3km away for about a year now.

Jude Benjamin said the stench was unbearable from 5pm and 3am every other day.

A Kampung Sungai Lalang resident said the situation was worse in the morning and during rainy days.

Pollution: The chimney of the solid waste resource recovery centre emitting smoke.

 

She said garbage trucks used the village road to go to the factory managed by Recycle Energy Sdn Bhd even though they were prohibited from doing so.

Jude said he had called the Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj) and even visited the local authority’s office to complain about the matter.

According to the website of the waste recovery centre, the plant receives between 500 and 700 tonnes of solid waste a day.

It also produces renewable energy and features a recycling centre.

Recycle Energy corporate communication executive Siti Fatimah Che Mamat said the company was aware of the complaints from residents in Kampung Sungai Lalang and Kampung Pasir Baru, but not from Taman Desa Mewah.

Waste-disposal service: A garbage truck entering the solid waste resource recovery centre in Semenyih.

 

She said the stench could have originated from various sources, such as the other industrial factories and agricultural areas.

“We believe we have taken proper counter-measures to overcome the problem in our facility,” she said.

Siti Fatimah said garbage trucks were supposed to use a dedicated road to get to the factory.

She said residents were advised to complain to MPKj directly if garbage trucks used the village road.

MPKj president Datuk Hassan Nawawi Abdul Rahman said the council would check on the complaint.

“We monitor the condition of the centre from time to time and have monthly meetings with its management,” he said.