Haphazard dumping a squeeze on budgets


Irresponsible act: Old tables from a restaurant in Petaling Jaya are dumped on a piece of land off a main road in Section 18, Petaling Jaya. -EDWARD RAJENDRA/The Star

ILLEGAL dumping of bulk waste is a never-ending problem in Selangor and some local councils are paying private contractors millions of ringgit to clear them.

Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) spent about RM12mil from last year to July this year to remove bulk waste such as broken furniture, electrical items and garden refuse.

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