Upcycling takes root

Waste not: MPK Gardens and Recreation Department general worker Mohd Izhammuddin Alias holding wood chips (left) and mulch that is used as top soil. — RAJA FAISAL HISHAN/The Star

TREES felled by strong winds and branches that are trimmed never go to waste in Klang.

Equipped with chainsaws and industrial wood chippers, the tree crew from Klang Municipal Council’s (MPK) Parks and Recreation Department is able to repurpose green waste into useful mulch.