RM7mil saved via waste separation programme

KUALA LUMPUR: Solid waste separation at source has not only encouraged recycling, but has saved the Government about RM7mil in costs.

Deputy Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Halimah Mohd Sadique said separation at source is done by households in seven states that have enforced the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act 2007.