Throwing trash and caution to the wind

Poh, founder of Safe Johor River, showing the amount of waste collected at the Sungai Tebrau riverbank in Bakar Batu, Johor Baru. — Photos: THOMAS YONG/The Star

EVEN though there was a drop in the number of illegal dumping sites detected in Johor during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, that does not mean the problem has reduced.

Survey figures from Johor Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation (SWCorp) showed 103 illegal dumpsites were detected in 2017 and subsequently 82, 179, 109 and 156 in the following years up to 2021.