Balakong rep returns truckload of rubbish dumped illegally back to factory

A screengrab of the video.

PETALING JAYA: Footage of Balakong assemblyman Wong Siew Ki returning a truckload of rubbish back to a factory that was caught on CCTV dumping it illegally has gone viral.

In a series of Facebook posts on Thursday (July 25), Wong showed the rubbish being collected from where it was illegally dumped and taken to the factory located in Taman Industri Selesa Jaya, Balakong.

The three posts have since gone viral and one particular video has garnered about 16,000 views as of Tuesday (July 30).

When contacted, Wong said the company was caught dumping the rubbish illegally on CCTV.

"After gathering information and with help from MPKJ (Majlis Perbandaran Kajang), we returned the waste back to the factory, " she said.

The factory was also slapped with a RM1, 000 fine for littering.

Wong said that she would continue such efforts to thwart litterbugs.

"I am working together with the council and state excos to propose heftier punishments on litterbugs in local council by-laws.

"It's everyone's responsibility to take care of our environment. I call on factories not to litter again, " she said.

She also called on more factories in the industrial areas to cooperate and install CCTVs to deter litterbugs.