PENANG: A staggering RM33mil is spent annually on solid waste management on the island and the amount is increasing.
Penang Municipal Council president Datuk Ahmad Phesal Talib said island residents generated an average of 1,100 metric tonnes of rubbish daily and the cost to transport this to the landfills in Jelutong and Pulau Burung is very high.
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