MPAJ builds public awareness on waste management, landfill costs

Ani (back row, in blue headscarf) with SJK(T) Taman Melawati students who collected 2,087kg of e-waste, earning the top spot in the E-waste Collection Competition, winning RM1,000.

AMPANG Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) is aiming to cut landfill costs by encouraging greater public participation in recycling and waste separation.

Its president Dr Ani Ahmad said the council was focusing on school-based and community programmes to instil recycling habits from a young age.