Gross apathy: Tonnes of waste, mostly plastics, ended up at the Batu flood retention pond after the flash floods in Kuala Lumpur last Thursday. — SAMUEL ONG/The Star
IT IS five days since Kuala Lumpur was inundated by floodwaters and is still reeling from the aftermath.
Waste contractors, who have the unenviable task of cleaning up the capital city, told StarMetro that work was “no where near over.”
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Gross apathy: Tonnes of waste, mostly plastics, ended up at the Batu flood retention pond after the flash floods in Kuala Lumpur last Thursday. — SAMUEL ONG/The Star
The floods on Thursday affected many businesses, including restaurants, in Kuala Lumpur.
Waste contractors had the gruelling task of manually removing plastic waste from the river bund at the River of Life site. — Photos: SAMUEL ONG & LOW LAY PHON/The Star
Plastic waste stuck to the crevices of the river bund is the hardest to remove, say waste contractors.
Alam Flora workers spotted on the weekend cleaning drains and removing rubbish from manholes at the Medan Pasar area.
Nor Hisham was shocked to see photos of rubbish collected at flood retention ponds after last week’s flash floods in Kuala Lumpur.
The huge amount of plastic waste at the Batu retention pond after Thurday afternoon's flash floods.
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