Going green with effluent


Loo (right) presenting a souvenir to Ipoh Mayor Datuk Zamri Man as Ipoh City Council secretary Mohd Zakuan Zakaria (left) looks on during a townhall session on low-carbon emissions for local councils in the northern zone in Ipoh.

THE ENERGY, Green Technology and Water Ministry is looking at amending the Water Industry Services Act 2006 to allow the National Water Services Commission to carry out sewage effluent recycling.

The ministry’s Secretary General Datuk Loo Took Gee said by doing so, treated effluent could be recycled for the construction sector, which requires large amounts of water.

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