85 households issued notices for not separating waste

Waste not: SWCorp Johor director Asri Amat (right) and Halimah at the officiating ceremony of the Separation- at-Source programme at Flat Sri Saujana in Taman Sri Saujana, Johor.

KOTA TINGGI: Eighty-five households have been issued notices for failing to separate their waste in accordance with the separation-at -source policy.

Deputy Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Halimah Mohamed Sadique said the Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation (SWCorp) had checked about 150,000 homes in six states and two Federal Territories from June 1 to Oct 20.