Make recycling a high priority

(From left) Roaziani Khanoon, Tengku Nor Airni, K. Vishanthini and Melissa Nabila utilising the recycling bins during the waste separation at source pilot programme launch for state administrative offices at Komtar, George Town, on Feb 1.

DREAMING that I could put money in the cookie jar with recycling, I once collected aluminium cans with the intention of selling them.

All my life, I have given away my recyclable waste. But I was told aluminium cans were valuable, so let’s reap the economic benefit by selling them, I told myself.