Cut Down Waste-Says KL Mayor

“People should learn to practice the 3R system – Reduce, Reuse and Recycle – so that we can save space and prolong the lifespan of our Bukit Tagar Sanitary landfill,” KL mayor Datuk Ahmad Fuad Ismail said this after visiting a former landfill and a domestic waste transfer station in Taman Beringin, Jinjang.


The Bukit Tagar landfill in Selangor is supposed to last for 20 years only.
Fuad said that if KL residents could reduce waste by up to 30%, the numbers would definitely be helpful.

“Do not waste food, recycle as much as you can and reuse old clothes instead of shopping every month,” he added.

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Obviously, nobody is listening to the mayor nowadays. As Ramadan enters the second week, business peaks up for most stores. Everywhere I go; hypermarkets, Ramadan bazaars and department stores, people seem to suddenly have so much money to spend. The new Eid clothes adorn the stores, Raya cookies are everywhere and customers line up to pay at Tesco's, Giant and Carrefour and not forgetting the local NSK. The store owners must be laughing all the way to the bank!