Source: http://www.nst.com.my/node/3112 (16 JUNE 2014)
BUSINESS
operators at the Segambut Industrial Park, here, are frustrated with the
authorities for failing to address the illegal dumping in their area.
They
claim that outsiders and residents have been dumping bulk waste at the
industrial park for 15 years. More than two tonnes of bulk waste can be seen
along a 100m stretch of Jalan Raja Arfah and on one of the lanes of the
two-lane road.
Liew
Way Mun, who owns a spare parts shop, claimed that lorries were coming to the
area daily after 10pm to dump rubbish by the roadside.
“This
illegal dumping has been going on for a long time. Alam Flora comes and clears
the rubbish twice a week, but the very next day, the area is filled with
rubbish again,” he said.
Liew
said he had lodged many complaints with City Hall.
Segambut
member of parliament Lim Lip Eng, who visited the dumpsite recently, said Alam
Flora’s garbage collection service did not extend to industrial areas.
“Alam
Flora doesn’t have the contract to collect rubbish in industrial areas.
However, because of the complaints, they have been requested by City Hall to
collect the rubbish here,” he said.
Lim
said he had forwarded a complaint on the issue to the Federal Territory Solid
Waste and Public Cleansing Management Corporation (SWC).
“The
SWC has raised the issue of solid waste collection services and public
cleansing in industrial areas in Kuala Lumpur since the implementation of Act
672,” he said.
“This
was discussed at a joint meeting with City Hall and Alam Flora. SWC has
presented a proposal on solid waste collection services in industrial areas and
the proposal was submitted to the Mayor, Datuk Seri Ahmad Phesal Talib, on June
9.
“City
Hall should make a decision soon on rubbish collection in industrial sites.”
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