PETALING JAYA: Alam Flora Sdn Bhd recorded a rise of three,600 metric tonnes in solid waste collection as of the twentieth day of Ramadan.
Its CEO Adam Saffian Ghazali mentioned the quantity contains waste from Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Pahang, that are concession areas underneath the corporate.
He mentioned unconsumed meals at Ramadan bazaars considerably contributed to the rise.
“There is a surge in meals gross sales at bazaars and a portion of the meals typically goes to waste on account of overproduction, mishandling or spoilage.
“The in depth use of plastic and polystyrene packaging exacerbates the difficulty as these supplies are non-biodegradable, contribute to environmental air pollution and pose challenges to waste administration efforts.”
Adam mentioned further employees are assigned to areas with massive crowds to handle the elevated quantity, including that there was a day by day improve from 2,500 to 2,800 metric tonnes taken to disposal websites in Kuala Lumpur during Ramadan.
He additionally mentioned based mostly on statistics from 2019 to 2024, a rise in solid waste collection during Ramadan is anticipated, though an estimated 66% of meals wastage may very well be averted if the general public knew find out how to retailer it correctly and made cautious purchases.
As of March 27, Alam Flora dealt with six to seven tonnes of waste generated day by day at Ramadan bazaars in Precincts 3, 9, 11, 14 and 16 in Putrajaya.
Its providers embody amassing, cleansing and sorting recyclable waste and overseeing 4 specialised 1,000 litre bins for segregating liquid waste.
Alam Flora Putrajaya supervisor Mohamad Hafizudin Zainal mentioned particular segregation receptacles are offered day by day for recyclable gadgets of between 150kg to 170kg.
Four black bins are additionally allotted for as much as two tonnes of liquid meals waste disposal day by day to keep away from clogged drains and contamination to the Putrajaya Lake.
In addition, the corporate offers orange bins for the comfort of tourists at Iftar Square, operated collectively with Putrajaya Corporation.
“We offered the bins solely for meals waste. Items comparable to plastic or polystyrene containers, shells, corn husks and recyclable supplies shouldn’t be disposed of in them.”
Adam mentioned waste collection and cleansing providers will proceed during Hari Raya and Alam Flora will proceed to fulfil its tasks, and suggested the general public to prioritise sustainable practices comparable to shopping for reusable meals containers and planning parts for iftar meals.
“If three plastic luggage are used for every meals buy all through the month of Ramadan, changing the luggage with reusable meals containers would scale back 90 plastic luggage or polystyrene containers.
“I additionally urge companies to not waste unsold meals however somewhat donate it to welfare houses or these in want.”
Adam mentioned overproduction, mishandling and spoilage of meals mixed with overuse of non-biodegradable packaging contributed to the excessive quantity of refuse. – BERNAMAPIX
