SELANGOR government is in the final stages of negotiations with Housing and Local Government Ministry before the state fully adopts the Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act 2007 (Act 672).
“We hope to complete the discussions by the end of this year or early next year,” said Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari.
“There are some matters that need to be addressed (before the act is adopted in Selangor).
"One is the waste collection fee, and another is the tariff rates for electricity produced from waste-to-energy plants.
“The cost for both is presently subsidised by state-linked agencies.
"With the subsidy, for example, local councils pay slightly lower than market rates for waste collection,” said the Mentri Besar.
Amirudin said the negotiations were necessary to address the financial gap (to match the market rate), which he expects the Federal Government would cover.
He anticipates that there would be hiccups in waste collection during the transition period when the Act is implemented in Selangor, as each of the state’s 12 local authorities has its own methods for appointing, managing and monitoring waste collection.
The Sungai Tua assemblyman said this after launching the Selangor Education Summit 2024 at Bangunan Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah, Shah Alam.
The summit will be held from Nov 27 to Dec 1 at Setia City Convention Centre in Shah Alam.
It features four events under a single umbrella ‒ Selangor International Book Fair, Selangor Research and Development and Innovation Expo, Selangor Education STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and Worldskills Malaysia Selangor 2024.
The event would bring together leading minds in education, innovation and policy-making.
It aims to empower the people of Selangor within an equitable and inclusive educational landscape through lifelong learning.
For details, visit selangoreducation.my/
