‘Adopt Selangor’s Zero Discharge Policy to curb pollution, save water’


By CY LEE

Santiago (front row, fifth from left) and SPAN Strategic Planning director Masdi Abd Karim (on his left) with non-governmental organisations and other stakeholders at the outreach programme in Petaling Jaya.

SELANGOR’S Zero Discharge Policy (ZDP) should be adopted by other states to improve water sustainability, says National Water Services Commission (SPAN) chairman Charles Santiago.

The policy, introduced last June, requires all industrial wastewater to be treated and reused rather than discharged into the environment. This is to help reduce pollution while promoting recycling.

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