E-waste campaign on July 23 in Miri
MIRI: The Department of Environment and the Natural Resources and Environment Board together with Miri City Council will hold a Household Electrical and Electronic Waste (BEE) Collection Campaign on July 23. This campaign wants to ensure that used and expired electrical and electronic equipment or e-waste is collected and segregated to recover useful materials/valuable resources […]
Wanton disposal of food waste into public drains a headache
KUCHING: The public, including traders, should act responsibly by properly disposing of plastic and food waste instead of discarding them into public drains. Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Public Complaints Bureau (PCB) chief Wilfred Yap expressed this hope, voicing his disappointment that clogged public drains are usually caused by improper disposal of food and plastic […]
Minimise trash, use RoRo containers provided
KUCHING: Trienekens Sarawak Sdn Bhd appealed to the public to minimise trash wherever feasible as well as to use the Roll-on Roll-off (RoRo) containers provided and ensure that all rubbish is tightly packed to avoid spillage. It said in a statement, over 30 percent of the company’s manpower are affected by the enhanced movement control […]
Indiscriminate disposal of single-use face mask posing threat to environment
KUCHING: The Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB) has emphasised that the surge in the use of disposable masks accompanied by indiscriminate disposal could lead to an environmental disaster that may last longer than the pandemic itself and even for generations. It said the key players in the management of PPE waste were local governments, […]
RoRo bins available for waste disposal
KUCHING: Trienekens (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd will be placing Roll-on Roll-off (RoRo) containers throughout the city in designated areas to facilitate household waste disposal. Trienekens said it is seeking the public’s patience and understanding as waste collection services across the city under the municipalities of the Kuching North City Commission (DBKU), Kuching South City Council (MBKS) […]
Waste collection services affected by manpower shortage
KUCHING: Waste collection services in certain areas under Trienekens (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd’s service municipalities will be affected for the next two weeks due to manpower issues faced by the company and after a team member from their Kuching Logistics & Services Division tested positive for Covid-19. This effect on services arose following quarantine orders related to the positive case, as well as movement restrictions in living areas affecting more than 15 operation employees. The employee in question, who last worked on May 29, was informed by the authorities that he was positive for Covid-19 on June 1. Trienekens said it will be enforcing several measures immediately in the interest of the health and wellbeing of their customers, associates, and employees. Conforming with guidelines from the relevant authorities, the waste collection firm has immediately closed its Kuching Logistics & Services office for disinfection. All vehicles and receptacles have also been disinfected. “All colleagues who were in close contact with the affected team member have been identified (to the authorities) and were immediately isolated and quarantined pending swab tessg,” the company said in a statement today (June 2). Trienekens also has in place additional precautionary measures in the interest of its team members and associates. “Offices and facilities, as well as vehicles and receptacles are disinfected every week. Employees are provided with personal protective equipment (PPE) and sanitisers. “Hazardous waste operations and municipal waste operations are managed separately, with work rotation teams to ensure no cross contamination,” Trienekens assured. The company is seeking public cooperation and understanding during this period, advising them to contact Trienekens for more information or assistance. Trienekens hoped the public would be patient, ensuring them that though waste collection may be delayed, the company’s waste collectors would work quickly address the issues. For more information, call Trienekens Hotline at 082-612300 or email customercare@trienekens.com.my
Council ready for pre-Raya bulk waste disposal
MIRI: In anticipation for bulk waste due to the upcoming Hari Raya celebration, the Miri City Council (MCC) has provided 47 units of Roll-On/Roll-Off (RoRo) bins to housing estates. The bins had been placed at 34 strategic locations to enable residents to properly dispose of their bulk waste. They have been placed at Taman Tunku/Lambir […]
50 tonnes of medical waste discarded monthly
BY SHANIKA ABDULLATIB More than 50 metric tonnes of pharmaceutical products are collected by hazardous waste management expert Kualiti Alam Sdn Bhd every month for disposal. These products include medicines, syringes, blood bags and tubes, and urine bags from pharmaceutical companies and private hospitals nationwide. Clinical wastes from government health facilities are handled by another […]
12 special bins for villages along Sarawak River
KUCHING: The authorities will provide special roro (roll-on roll-off) bins for 12 villages in Seberang Hilir here to facilitate the removal of large amounts of waste. Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs and DBKU) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi noted that every time floods occur, there will be a pile of rubbish […]
Eco-Depot still being studied
KUCHING: The Kuching City North Commission (DBKU) is still studying the methods on the operation of the ‘Eco-Depot’, a waste collection facility in Demak Laut. Its mayor Datuk Junaidi Reduan said now they are still looking at the details of the whole operation for it to be more effective before it can be fully utilised. […]