Plans in the works to build sanitary landfills

Zuraida Kamaruddin said tha the regulations under the National Affordable Housing Policy was being fine-tuned to allow target groups to purchase homes at reasonable prices.

PETALING JAYA: The Housing and Local Government Ministry is looking into reducing the number of solid waste disposal sites in the country by replacing them with energy efficient and environmentally friendly methods to better manage disposal of waste materials.

Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said there are plans to build sanitary landfills that are centralised and to shut down sites that are not sanitary.