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Penang: Waste separation at source begins on 1 June 2016. Comply or be fined.
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Separate your waste from June 2016 or face a fine.
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2016/05/16/waste-separation-enforcement-starts-in-june/
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Landed Property: Owners face a compound fine of RM50 for the first offence, RM100 for the second and RM500 for subsequent offences.
High-rise Property: The Joint Management Committee (JMC) will be fined RM100 for the first offence, RM200 and RM500 for the second and third offences.
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16 May 2016
Free Malaysia Today
RM50 fine if you fail to separate solid waste from June
Joint management body of apartments or condos will also have to pay these fines.
PUTRAJAYA: Beginning next month, residents who fail to separate their household waste will face legal action, says Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister Abdul Rahman Dahlan.
He said owners of landed properties would face a compound fine of RM50 for the first offence, RM100 for the second and RM500 for subsequent offences.
In the case of high-rise premises, the compound fines which will be imposed on the joint management body are RM100 for the first offence, RM200 for the second and RM500 for the third.
The states affected are Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Pahang, Johor, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Perlis and Kedah.
“This is part of the Local Authorities Transformation Plan laid out by the ministry to create a more conducive, sustainable and harmonious life for the community,” Rahman said in his speech at the ministry’s monthly gathering here today.
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IT WILL BE MANDATORY TO SEPARATE GARBAGE FROM SEPTEMBER 2015.
Waste isolation will involve the disposal of food waste for the first two days of collection every week and the third day collection is for recyclable garbage.
1. Each household must separate their recyclable items in separate transparent plastic bags while regular wastes such as food and organic wastes can be placed into plastic bags.
2. Food waste bags should be thrown into the wheelie-bins while the transparent bags should be placed at the side of the bin along with any bulk waste.
Star, Monday April 20, 2015 MYT 7:09:04 AM, Recyclables must be set apart from organic items from September by norbaiti phaharoradzi (http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/04/20/Waste-separation-in-six-states-Recyclables-must-be-set-apart-from-organic-items-from-September/)
16 May 2016
Errant residents get reminder notices on waste separation ruling
SWCorp Johor director Asri Amat said the figure was recorded from the 126,210 premises checked by the department after they sent out a total of 559,297 flyers on the newly implemented programme, which would officially start on June 1, 2016.
He said that the reminder notices were given to those who have not been adhering to the ruling for a better environment and also to lengthen the life span of the landfills here.
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