NGOs call for environment focus on waste management
KUCHING: Sarawak Eco Warriors and International Peace Youth Group (IPYG) Malaysia are urging a heightened emphasis on environmental education and the development of more robust waste management and recycling initiatives. This call to action follows a successful plogging session held in celebration of International Volunteer Day on Saturday whereby, seven volunteers actively participated in the […]
More efficient role required in solid waste management: Dr Sim
KUCHING: Local authorities should play their role in providing more efficient and systematic waste management services. Deputy Premier and Minister of Public Health, Housing and Local Government Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said the issue of ineffective and inefficient solid waste management is one of the constraints faced in a developing city and this […]
Japan’s Chitose Laboratory Corp visits integrated waste management facility
KUCHING: A Japanese delegation from Chitose Laboratory Corp recently paid a visit to Trienekens Sarawak’s Kuching Integrated Waste Management Park (KIWMP) in Mambong. Trienekens group chief executive officer Stephen Chin was present to welcome the delegates. In a Facebook post, Trienekens said the group was briefed on the facility’s multi-faceted operational processes, functions and the […]
Rural areas need proper waste management system: Uggah
BETONG: Sarawak needs modern technology to manage waste in rural areas properly, instead of relying on landfills. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said this could affect the environment of the rural towns, villages and longhouses, in the long run. “It is high time we looked at more relevant technology to properly get rid of […]
Lest we forget, garbage men are also frontliners
WITH about 500 staff including sub-contractors collection teams based in Kuching, Bintulu and Labuan, each Trienekens Sarawak Sdn Bhd staff has a role to play. It ranges from management, administrative, marketing, logistics and operational aspects of the integrated waste management system including treatment, recovery and disposal of waste. New Sarawak Tribune reporter, Jacintha Jolene alongside […]
Need to review assessment rates for high-rise apartments
KUCHING: There is a need to review the assessment rates for high-rise apartments, said Deputy Premier of Sarawak Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. He said that as the trend for high-rise living was increasing in Sarawak, it was timely for council values to review and study and learn from Kuala Lumpur and Singapore so […]
Three more Rs to lessen waste management burden
KUCHING: Everyone should practise the 6Rs – reduce, reuse, recycle, rethink, refuse, repair – to support sustainability and lessen the funds required for waste management. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said this was an expansion of the initial 3Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle), aimed at encouraging a change of mindset among the […]
50 attend online workshop on waste management
KUCHING: Trienekens (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd and the Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB) Sarawak recently organised an online workshop to address waste management issues amidst the current Covid-19 pandemic. It was attended by some 50 participants from institutions of higher learning and environmental agencies in the state. Titled “Empowering Youths – Effective and Sustainable Waste […]
