PETALING Jaya City Council (MBPJ) is coming down harder on litterbugs and those dumping waste illegally.
Between January and June, some 87 offenders were arrested with two court cases initiated and 213 compounds issued during the period.
Petaling Jaya mayor Datuk Mohamad Zahri Samingon, who read out the statistics, said the awareness campaigns had been carried out on various online platforms.
“The city council is also committed to increasing surveillance and enforcement to prevent littering,” he said during the full board meeting yesterday at the MBPJ headquarters at Jalan Yong Shook Lin, Petaling Jaya.
He said portable close-circuit TV cameras had been installed at 17 illegal dumping hotspots, with footage from 21 locations used to identify the culprits.
“MBPJ has stepped up patrols and enforcement efforts.
“The city council hopes residents will share the same aspiration of making Petaling Jaya a sustainable city.”
Mohamad Zahri added that MBPJ was educating and promoting anti-littering habits among city folk through initiatives such as PJ Watch@Taman and PJ Watch@School.
The projects carried out at parks and schools had received positive feedback, he added.
Mohamad Zahri said MBPJ had approved grants for 124 residents’ groups under the Petaling Jaya Neighbourhood Watch Team 2026 Grant.
Each group will get RM3,500, up from RM3,000 previously, bringing the total allocation to RM434,000.
The grant supports community policing, encouraging resident patrols, safety initiatives and collaboration with public security agencies.
