State providing funds for waste collection outside Taiping to reduce illegal dumpsites

An MPT worker cleaning up an illegal dumpsite near Jalan Keretapi Lama in Kampung Boyan, Taiping. The council plans to instal more CCTVs to nab offenders. — Filepic

SETTLEMENTS outside the jurisdiction of the Taiping Municipal Council (MPT) are contributing to the increase in illegal dumpsites, says Perak housing and local government committee chairman Sandra Ng Shy Ching.

However, she said the state government was making efforts to deal with the problem by providing allocations for waste collection outside the municipality.