Compulsory for Malaysians to separate rubbish from next year

15 Nov 2014

The plan for all households to do mandatory solid waste separation at source looks set to begin in September next year.

All Malaysian households will have to separate their solid waste according to categories, the Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government ministry announced today.

In a statement, its minister Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan said that this mandatory move will see household solid waste be separated in several compositions including plastic, paper, cardboard, glass, metal, food waste, lump waste and farm waste. Read more