JB to become zero-waste zone with 24-hour cleaning teams, upgraded infrastructure

Enforcement efforts would be stepped up through regular patrols and monitoring. Read more at straitstimes.com.

JOHOR BAHRU - Malaysian authorities are moving to turn Johor’s city centre into a zero-waste zone, with round-the-clock cleaning teams, stricter enforcement and upgraded waste management infrastructure.

Johor Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation (SWCorp) director Zainal Fitri Ahmad said the initiative covers an area of about 423,850 sq m within the city area.

“This zone will be developed as a zero-waste area, which means there should be no rubbish here,” he said during the launched of the operation, called Ops Greater, on March 12.

The there are 13,956 premises – including residential, commercial and institutional buildings – in the area.

As part of preparations, SWCorp has replaced 10,938 rubbish bins ranging from 120 litres to 1,100 litres, and has deployed 16 waste collection vehicles – comprising 12 large 19-tonne compactors, one 11-tonne mini compactor and three 7.5-tonne vehicles – in the area.

Mr Zainal said 10 permanent cleaning workers will be assigned to the city centre so that the area is constantly kept cleaned.