Ramly says commercial entities are throwing rubbish into the bins.
THE rubbish problem in Dusun Tua, Hulu Langat, is largely caused by traders and other commercial entities using Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj) leach bins, say village heads.
In response to a StarMetro report on Aug 22 that cited MPKj as saying Dusun Tua folk should identify better locations for the bins, villagers want the council to strictly monitor waste disposal habits of food traders, fruit sellers, homestays, campsites and resorts.
Nor Akmal says locating bins in a kampung area is a challenge.On suggestions to move the bins away from the main road and into kampung areas, the village heads pointed out that placing an open rubbish bin within a kampung would only draw fly tippers into the area.
Village management committees should not have to deal with such unsavoury characters, they said.
Former Kampung Jawa head Ramly Yunan, 76, said, “MPKj should focus on ensuring that commercial businesses from the ninth to 18th mile Jalan Hulu Langat have arrangements made for waste collection.
“Checks should also be carried out on roadsid traders to see if they have done the same as many fruit sellers throw fruit skins where they operate from.”
Ramly said the communal rubbish bins, provided by MPKj 10 years ago, was a complimentary service for the 16 villages located in the constituency.
The bins are meant only for residents, not commercial entities, he said.
“In the past two years, the number of commercial entities has mushroomed and they throw their rubbish into these council bins which has caused them to overflow,” added Ramly.
Nor Akmal Nordin, 36, who is mukim Cheras penghulu, said another challenge in locating bins within a kampung area was that much of the land was privately owned.
Gadapi says no one wants a rubbish bin in front of their house.“Not many landowners will agree to placing a rubbish site on their property,” he added.
Kampung Batu 16 head Md Gadapi Ahmad Harmain said village heads also had to take residents’ sensitivities into consideration when deciding the location of the bins.
“No one wants to have a rubbish bin in front of their house.
“Because of the lack of gazetted space in these villages, it can be difficult to find suitable locations,” said Gadapi.
These restrictions left village heads with little choice but for the bins to be placed by the side of the main road, he added.
