Bins installed in Section 11 to encourage responsible litter disposal

New bins have been installed in commercial areas in Petaling Jaya to keep the city clean of litter.

THE Bukit Gasing assemblyman’s office is continuing its efforts to keep the constituency clean with the installation of 18 litter bins in Sections 11 and 12, Petaling Jaya.

“Twelve of the bins have been installed outside shoplots in Section 11, ” said Bukit Gasing assemblyman Rajiv Rishyakaran.

“These are located along Jalan Dato Mahmud 11/4 and Jalan Bukit 11/2.“Three bins each have been placed outside SK Sultan Alam Shah in Section 11 and SMK Sultan Abdul Samad in Section 12.

“One litter bin is placed after every five shops or so, while the ones at the schools are placed along the external walkway, ” he said during a press conference at Jalan Dato Mahmud 11/4.

Rajiv said most of the shops in the commercial area did not provide bins in front of their premises, hence the need for the new litter bins.

The bins will be regularly cleared by Petaling Jaya City Council’s (MBPJ) waste contractors.

MBPJ councillor Kavin Thayalan said the RM8,100 used to supply the bright yellow and green litter bins came from his allocation.

The 12 bins were installed over a weekend.

“This is a continuation of a similar initiative in Petaling Jaya Old Town.

“We hope that having the convenience of these bins will make Petaling Jaya a cleaner city, ” said Kavin.Rajiv said the litter bins in Petaling Jaya Old Town were very well used and typically filled with food and drink packets, receipts and sweet wrappers.

“The bins provide convenience for people to throw litter responsibly and help keep our streets clean, ” he said, noting that people would otherwise throw them on the floor or road.

“Ideally, we should emulate the people of Taiwan and Japan who bring their rubbish home, ” he added.