Penang the first to use vertical compression system in the country


Trucks will carry vertical silos containing the compressed wastes from Batu Maung to the Pulau Burung landfill. — Photos: LIM BENG TATT/The Star

THE country’s first vertical compression solid waste transfer station has begun operation in Batu Maung, Penang.

Built at a cost of RM75mil, it was touted as an advanced waste disposal system that could function even without electricity.

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