Raking in benefits of upcycling discarded matter

(Left) Sweeper Mariam Mohd Hamdan, 55, rakes dried leaves at a pocket garden. MPK collects garden waste from all around Klang for composting. (Above) MPK workers feed tree branches that have been pruned into a wood chipper to be shredded. — Photos: KK SHAM/The Star

THE lush greenery at the Shah Alam Lake Gardens off Persiaran Tasik in Shah Alam attracts thousands of parkgoers every week seeking a respite from the urban jungle.

But the trees in the park, just 600m from the Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) building, also generate plenty of garden waste every day, in the form of fallen branches and leaves which need to be raked and bagged by city council contractors.