Rusty hand grenade discovered at waste disposal site
BUKIT MERTAJAM: A rusty old hand grenade was found by a worker at a solid waste management site in Ampang Jajar here yesterday. Seberang Perai Tengah police chief ACP Tan Cheng San said police received information regarding the discovery of the object at 1.30 pm. He said in a statement today that the bomb disposal […]
Padawan community urged to help preserve environment
PADAWAN: The community must change its mindset and habits when it comes to solid waste management to preserve the cleanliness and wellbeing of the environment. Padawan Municipal Council MPP chairman Lo Khere Chiang said that the practice of recycling and maintaining cleanliness, especially in residential areas, should start from oneself. “That habit can then educate […]
Change mindset and embrace recycling, says PMC deputy chairman
KUCHING: It is about time the people changed their mindset and embraced the recycling habit in view of the increasing amount of solid waste being generated today. Padawan Municipal Council (PMC) deputy chairman Senator Datuk Ahmad Ibrahim said solid waste was increasing because of the growing population, rapid economic development and consumption activities. “As urban […]
Soon – book on solid waste management and environ education
KUCHING: The Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB) Sarawak, Trienekens Sarawak Sdn Bhd and World Wildlife Fund (WWF)-Malaysia have inked a memorandum of agreement (MoA) to jointly publish a solid waste management and environmental education book. The signing was done virtually via Zoom yesterday (Feb 9). The book targets primary school students, particularly Kelab Pencinta […]
Trienekens’ CEO joins webinar on solid waste management
KUCHING: Trienekens (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd’s group chief executive officer Stephen Chin recently talked about “The way forward of sustainable waste management in Malaysia” during an online training series on sustainable landfill management and maintenance organised by the Waste Management Association of Malaysia (WMAM). The webinar was attended by more than 30 waste management industry members. […]
