ZURAIDA'S INTERESTING PLAN

News on Waste Management Business
Zuraida plans to turn rubbish into money

Zuraida Kamaruddin speaks to reporters
during the press conference in parliament
on 2 April 2019

HOUSING and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin has big plans to change the country's waste management industry during her first term in office.

Mooted in Dewan Rakyat, centralized waste park

Her idea, which was first mooted in Dewan Rakyat on 2 April 2019, will see a centralized waste park handling plastic waste recycling project. Any plastic waste factories outside the boundaries of the park will be deemed illegal.

The Ampang member of parliament said that the waste park will also include scrap metal recycling, particularly from irreparably damage vehicles.


The Dr Mahathir's administration's minister from Selangor Zuraida Kamaruddin was answering questions in an exclusive interview with Malay Mail recently.

"The ministry gives licences to the import of clean plastics. This is where the clean plastic comes in, we recycle and export back as resins and pallets. This will be turned into consumer products - Nike T-Shirts and all those - and it's worth RM30 billion.

"So, what will we do to make sure we capitalize on the industry which we ride on to bring income into the country? In two years, I'm going to centralize all these factories into one designated area - waste parks.


"Then, it will be easier for us to monitor and manage. Anything outside the waste park will be illegal. So now they have to start thinking, correct themselves if they are illegal, and start applying for legal licences," said Zuraida.

She said that all state governments have been notified of the ministry's plans.

By the end of this parliamentary term, almost every state will have its own waste park.

Logistical challenges

Acknowledging the logistical challenges, however she foresees some states such as Selangor and Johor requiring two parks, while small states or those that do not produce as much plastic may share one with their neighbour.


The park will focus on upcycling waste products and turning garbage into money. She expects the first waste park to begin operations in two years' time.

"Selangor, Kedah, Penang, Perak and Johor have a lot of plastics. These are the five states that must have the waste park (or share one). The other states I must consider if there is a need or not," she said.

Construction of waste parks

Talks are already taking place on the construction of waste parks in those states. The three northern-most states in West Malaysia - Kedah, Perlis and Penang - might share a waste park located in Kulim.

Selangor will probably see a waste park in Port Klang while Johor will have one in Rapid Pengerang. The Perak state government is still in the process of identifying a suitable site.






by Fauzi Kadir
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