Insufficient waste management has long plagued Malaysia. So have the mounting piles of waste in its myriad forms: food waste, plastic waste, electronic waste. Over the past decade or so alone municipal solid waste has doubled. Much of that waste ends up at landfills, from where it continues to leach…
In the Mossy Forest of the Cameron Highlands in Pahang, moss-covered tree trunks with gnarly roots vie for space amidst thick growths of lichens and ferns in a scenic landscape of lush vegetation that, at the highest altitudes, is frequently shrouded in atmospheric mists and clouds. Here and there bright…
Tackling the serious issues of poor recycling rates and waste management in Malaysia, a large shopping center in the bustling city of Petaling Jaya has championed the three R’s (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) with a recycling and used product buy-back program. Home to 180 ‘tenants’ (shops and vendors like Ace…
As of September, Malaysians were officially required to recycle. Considering that Malaysia has a less than 10% recycling rate – approximately 90% of waste going into overflowing landfills that release greenhouse gases, leech contaminants into the soil and propagate dengue fever-carrying mosquitos and a terrible odor – this is welcome…
A famous forest park in Malaysia’s Cameron Highlands was recently forced to close because of an excessive accumulation of litter. Park tour guides were understandably upset about the closure of Mossy Forest park, their main source of income being that tourist attraction. This kind of littering is common in Malaysia,…