recycling in Malaysia

I save a lot of my household items - newspapers, magazines, glass and plastics - and take them to the recyling centre. For me it is easy, as the recycling centre is in my local shopping mall so I can drive there. Last week I took 70 kg of items. And they pay you! Of course the pay is very minimal, but it encourages people to do their bit for the enviroment.



So I was interested to see this piece in The Star, as it refers to the recyling centre I go to. It's incredible to know they collect 5 tonnes a DAY.

TheStar

Thursday January 15, 2009

Tonnes of recyclables sent to mall

By BAVANI M

THE next time you are planning to shop at Mid Valley Megamall, don’t forget to bring your recyclable garbage, that is, because you can exchange them for some cash as well as protect the environment.

An advocate on recycling and preserving the environment, Mid Valley Megamall started the recycling counter at Level P1 South Court about eight years ago whereby tenants and shoppers, including those working at the eight office buildings surrounding Mid Valley City, were encouraged to bring items for recycling.

“The programme worked so well that today we collect over five tonnes of recyclable materials every day,’’ said head of housekeeping and parking at Mid Valley Megamall, Amirul Adnan.

“People who hear about it come in armed with boxes, newspapers, magazines, mineral water bottles, batteries and basically everything that can be recycled. Even our shoppers started doing it,” Amirul said, adding that many would come in during the weekend to drop off their recyclable garbage.

The programme is being managed by Alam Flora .