PORT KLANG: Locals are claiming that illegal plastic and tyre recycling factories operating around Kampung Teluk Gong here are ‘protected’ by an influ...
: Locals are claiming that illegal plastic and tyre recycling factories operating around Kampung Teluk Gong here are ‘protected’ by an influential individual with the title of “Datuk”.
“They are protected by an influential individual, not only the residents are very reluctant to get involved in the issue of illegal factories, the Klang Municipal Council personnel also do not dare, while ‘abang-abang kawasan’ have prevented and harassed the local authority’s personnel from carrying out monitoring,“ said Zambri, who is a Port Klang native.
Bernama’s checks found that chemical residues from plastic and tyre recycling activities were discharged into drains until the water turned black and smelly, while drains were found to be connected to the water gate at the nearby fishing jetty. “For an example, an illegal plastic recycling plant in Sungai Chandong, Bandar Armada Putra in Pulau Indah is back in operation despite being subjected to legal action by MPK, and it carries open burning activities which poses health risks to the surrounding population, also a factory in Teluk Gong, it is the same, despite action taken by MPK.
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