Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Kajang Council to tackle the illegal dumping of construction waste

The New Straits Times, Monday, 4 November 2014
By Nor Ain Mohamed Radhi

KAJANG: Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj) is serious in tackling the illegal dumping of construction waste in its municipality.

During the council’s monthly full board meeting recently, its president Datuk Hasan Nawawi Abd Rahman said there were 86 illegal dumping spots, with renovation debris the most difficult to handle.

“Every year, we spend about 30 per cent of the total allocation for waste collection and management of renovation debris.

“We are looking at appointing more panel contractors so that they can monitor the dumping of renovation debris. It can reduce our expenditure in cleaning up illegal dumping,” he said, adding that nine contractors had been appointed by the council.

He said the contractors appointed would properly dispose of the debris at the landfills in Dengkil or Semenyih.

Hasan said at present, upon submission of a house renovation application, one has to pay a deposit of RM500, which is refundable, subject to the inspection of the officer upon completion of the project. The applicant also needs to pay RM250 to RM300 for the roll-on-roll-off bin (RoRo) according to its size.

 Meanwhile, MPKj welcomed three councillors to its fold.

They are Zulfikar Ali Ariffin, Mazwan Johar and Loh Kian Voon. 

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