More than 650 people gathered in Klang, Selangor, to take part in a plogging activity across two neighbourhoods, combining exercise with a community‑driven effort to keep the place clean and litter‑free.
Both areas – Butterfly Park in Bukit Tinggi 2 off Persiaran Batu Nilam 1 and Padang MBDK in Jalan Selampit 29, Klang Jaya – saw residents coming out to participate in the initiative.
Organised by Tzu Chi Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Foundation, in collaboration with the Klang Royal City Council (MBDK), Bandar Botanic and Bandar Bukit Tinggi residents associations as well as the Sentosa constituency office, the morning event played a telling role in Klang’s environmental stewardship.
The plogging event involved picking up rubbish while walking, an activity that helped clear neighbourhood roads and raise awareness about waste management.
Klang mayor Datuk Abd Hamid Hussain said through community mobilisation, awareness programmes and regular cleanup drives, Tzu Chi had helped turn recycling and waste reduction into everyday habits for thousands of residents.
Abd Hamid, who officially opened the event, said the growing involvement of Tzu Chi in plogging activities helped foster greater environmental awareness and civic responsibility among residents.
“Each person’s dedication has contributed greatly to creating a cleaner and healthier Klang,” he said at Butterfly Park.
Organiser Ei Chai Seng, 55, said Tzu Chi’s ‘Go Plogging, Go Green programme’ aimed to complement MBDK’s cleaning and waste management efforts, while encouraging residents to adopt cleaner habits.
Resident Nicole Sih Teng, 40, said the plogging initiative had inspired more people to embrace a healthier lifestyle, while fostering a shared responsibility to keep the area litter‑free.
Student Jade Ding, 13, from SMJK Chung Hwa, said she enjoyed the activity as it helped keep the surroundings clean.
Sentosa assemblyman G. Gunaraj said keeping Klang clean could not be achieved by the local authority alone.
“We need the cooperation of residents, community groups, businesses and civil societies,” he said.
“The enthusiasm shown during these activities proves that many people are willing to make a positive difference.”
Gunaraj urged residents to continue supporting such programmes, adding that each small individual action, when multiplied across the community, could have a lasting impact on preserving a cleaner, greener and more liveable Klang.
