School testing machine to compost food waste

(Holding buckets from right) Tan, Lee and Dr Che Zalina throwing buckets of food waste into the composter during the launching ceremony at SMK Jalan Damai in Bukit Mertajam.

SEBERANG Prai Municipal Council is taking the next step in reducing the amount of waste going to the Pulau Burung landfill by introducing kitchen waste composting.

The trial project begins with SM Jalan Damai in Bukit Mertajam, which is getting a machine called Economical Food Waste Composter (EFWC).