Rumaizi (middle) and state local housing and government committee chairman Sandrea Ng (second right) at a programme to hand over rubbish bins to residents in Klebang Putra. — Filepic
ALL business premises and factories in Ipoh, Perak, will need to prepare adequate rubbish bins by the end of the year, says Ipoh mayor Datuk Rumaizi Baharin.
He said Ipoh City Council (MBI) would enforce its bylaws starting Jan 1, 2024, to make it mandatory for these premises to have proper rubbish bins to ease garbage collection operations.
“It will be an offence if business premises fail to prepare the bins and they can be issued with a compound of up to RM1,000.
“The city council hopes that all business and factory owners will cooperate by ensuring that they have the bins in their premises,” he said in a statement.
“This is also one of the conditions for their business licence approval.
“Rubbish bins with wheels and have a 120-litre capacity can be purchased at the city council’s town services department at Jalan Sungai Pari for RM95 each,” he said.
“The owners are also responsible for ensuring the garbage bins are well-maintained and in good condition,” he added.
Rumaizi said the city council had cleared 1,550 illegal dumpsite hotspots in the city from 2020 till July this year.
“We have identified 1,672 of these hotspots and have begun clearing them away in stages.
“As of July 1, only 120 of these illegal dumpsites are left,” said the mayor.
He said the city council had also conducted several initiatives to tackle the issue of illegal dumping.
These, he said, included providing free bulk and garden waste collection services in 2021, distributing 68,850 free rubbish bins to city folk and creating awareness of domestic waste management.
“We have also installed 569 signboards to deter indiscriminate dumping of rubbish at illegal dumping hotspots.
“As of June 30, some 189 compounds amounting to RM189,000 have been issued to offenders, and 59 compounds worth RM59,000 have been paid,” he added.
Rumaizi said MBI hoped to make Ipoh a sustainable city and the cleanest city in the country.
He said the people needed to be educated to adopt a civic mindset and culture that encouraged cleanliness and respect for the environment.
“We hope to create a sense of joint responsibility in taking care of the environment and its cleanliness,” he added.
For enquiries about the requisite bins, call 05-241 1022.
