Stepping up efforts to green Seberang Prai


(From second left) Siti Nur Fadzilah, Rozali and Mohd Rozaiman showing the compost produced by the students of UiTM Penang branch at the launch of the zero-waste programme. With them is project chief Dr Mohamad Azhar Mohd Noor (red tie).

THE Pulau Burung landfill usage rate shows that garbage disposal is increasing and if not controlled, Penang may face a serious environmental crisis in 2030.

Seberang Prai City Council (MBSP) mayor Datuk Rozali Mohamud revealed that in 2019, the garbage generated by the people of Seberang Prai was 553,242 tonnes or 1,515 tonnes per day.

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