TRADERS operating at Ramadan bazaars under Subang Jaya City Council (MBSJ) have been urged to sell their used cooking oil to the local authority.
“MBSJ will prepare recycling bins for cooking oil at five selected bazaars, which will be managed by the Environment Management Department,” said Subang Jaya mayor Datuk Amirul Azizan Abd Rahim.
“Traders can sell their used cooking oil at RM2.50 per kg.
“Counters for this will be available at the five selected bazaars every Saturday from 4pm to 7pm,” he added.
The bazaars are at USJ 4 in Subang Jaya, BK5 in Bandar Kinrara, Taman Puncak Jalil in Seri Kembangan, Taman Equine and Taman Sri Serdang.
Amirul Azizan was speaking during the opening of MBSJ Ramadan Bazaar Carnival and Briefing 2025 at Puchong Indah MBSJ hall.
The mayor also urged traders to go cashless as this would make the bazaars more consumer-friendly.
“Going cashless brings convenience to both traders and consumers.
“Visitors don’t need to bring cash to the bazaars anymore as all transactions can be done via their smartphones,” he said.
The mayor called on traders to refrain from wasting food or using polystyrene containers as well as plastic straws.
“Traders are also encouraged to contribute to the Self-Employment Social Security Scheme offered by the Social Security Organisation (PERKESO),” he added.
Also present were Selangor youth, sports and entrepreneurship committee chairman Mohd Najwan Halimi, Seri Serdang assemblyman Abbas Salimmi Che Adzmi@Azmi and Agrobank chief operations officer Zahid Ahmad Zawawi.
Amirul Azizan also said MBSJ will collaborate with Agrobank to support the traders in adopting cashless payment systems for their stalls.
“Agrobank is offering 2.4m by 2.4m canopies to participating traders at three MBSJ bazaars: BK5 in Bandar Kinrara, Taman Equine and Taman Puncak Jalil in Seri Kembangan.
“Traders participating in this initiative will also get to display an Agrobank QR code standee at their stalls,” he said.
This year, there will be 21 Ramadan bazaars with 1,367 lots prepared for 990 traders, said MBSJ in a statement.
Subang Jaya will have six bazaars, Kinrara (two), Puchong (seven), Putra Heights (one) and Serdang/Seri Kembangan (five).
The two-day carnival and briefing was held to educate Ramadan bazaar traders on the rules and regulations, as well as raise awareness of food and waste management, recycling and efficient use of resources.
