Residents fear the worst with plastic burning

Big business: One of the illegal plastic recycling factories and waste dumping site in Jenjarom. Photo courtesy of Persatuan Tindakan Alam Sekitar Kuala Langat.

KUALA LANGAT: For years, the stretch of road leading from Kuala Langat to Klang would be covered in smog almost every night due to peat soil fires and open burning by vegetable farmers.

But the smell of charred peat soil turned rancid last year.