Less waste makes the world go round

Rozali (in white songkok) launching the Sustainable Community Awards 2020 competition at the MBSP headquarters in Bandar Perda, Bukit Mertajam. With him are (from right) MBSP secretary Rosnani Mahmod, Lee and his wife Datin Tan Kim Hiang.

INSTEAD of the conventional linear economic models of ‘take, make, dispose’, the Seberang Prai City Council (MBSP) is emphasising a circular economy that improves the efficiency of urban and rural operations.

MBSP mayor Datuk Rozali Mohamud said a roadmap for the circular economy was being prepared and expected to be launched in December this year.