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,…

Malaysia’s environment is in a fix.  Its ancient jungles, teeming seas and varied tropical landscapes make it the world’s twelfth-most biodiverse region on the planet, but the nation’s economy has grown from the destruction of these ecosystems. This hungry economy has seen Malaysia’s beautiful trees, exotic animals and hills full…

Malaysia’s landfills are spilling over, its recycling rates are low and the country is making more trash than its infrastructure can handle, but an environmental waste management company has an idea that could solve all these problems at once. SP Multitech is a company providing environmental waste management in Malaysia. …

Waste management in Malaysia is a serious problem, but local communities are fighting back.  One program at a time, responsible citizens are investing their time and effort into cleaning up the communities, streets and parks in Malaysia. Just east of Kuala Lumpur, a neighborhood campaign in south Klang is working…

Malaysians produce an average of 30,000 tons of waste every day.  Only 5 percent of it is recycled. These two statistics were recently revealed by the national Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government, and they’re causing enormous problems for Malaysia.   The country’s buildup of solid waste is resulting…

As of September first, residents of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Pahang, Johor, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Perlis and Kedah are required to separate their waste to facilitate recycling and improve waste management in Malaysia. “The implementation of this new rule is part of the government’s effort to reduce the amount of solid…

A landfill in Malaysia’s Cameron Highlands is growing, burning, and oozing toxic waste into nearby valleys and rivers. Locals are dumping all their garbage into gigantic piles, and the problem is becoming an emergency. “It is a problem of mentality. This has been going on for years. It has become…