Rubbish traps haul up 20.1 tonnes of trash along Miri river

MIRI: Approximately 20.1 tonnes of trash were hauled up by rubbish traps installed along the Miri River from 2020 up to September this year. These rubbish traps are installed in various strategic locations along the Miri River by Miri City Council (MCC) since 2020 to prevent garbage flowing into the sea and to protect the marine […]

The thankless job of garbage collectors

Time to change the mindsets of the people HAVE we ever stopped and pondered what would happen should the garbage collectors stop collecting our rubbish? Can you imagine the stench from uncollected refuse piled up outside the compound, especially during festivities? On average, the amount of municipal waste received at the Kuching Integrated Waste Management […]

So what! I’m not stealing or begging

Ex-masseur offers door-to-door garbage collection service “I’m not ashamed of collecting garbage. I’m doing a halal job and I’m not stealing or begging,” said Wan Ahmad Nabil Wan Abdul Wahid, 30, who provides door-to-door garbage collection service to support his family. The fifth of 14 siblings started collecting garbage from house to house and shop to shop in October last year and now he has […]