PETALING JAYA: There is cash in trash – and lots of it, too.
Participants of the “Trash to Cash” programme, organised by the Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation , have been able to generate additional income by recycling items such as bottles, cardboard boxes, and used cooking oil.“From January to June this year, an estimated 9,363 tonnes of recycled goods – or a total of 9,362,575.61kg – have been successfully collected with a value of over RM4.074mil.
Trash to Cash began in August 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic, when the SWCorp collaborated with the residents’ association and building management representatives in an effort to implement a recycling programme.Under the programme, participants can trade in their recyclable materials, such as cardboard boxes, newspapers, magazines, aluminium cans, plastic, used cooking oil and others, for money.
“The implementation of this programme is also in line with Strategy 3.2 of the National Cleanliness Policy, which is to generate income from waste and to support the 12th goal of the Sustainable Development Goals , which is Responsible Consumption and Production, to ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns,” said the SWCorp.
To ensure a high level of community participation, SWCorp said it was taking the approach of organising more community-oriented programmes centred on cultivating the 3R culture, with the involvement of stakeholders such as government agencies as well as private and non-governmental organisations .“Maintaining cleanliness is a shared responsibility and is not the sole responsibility of the government.
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