‘Tis the season to clean house

Clutter begone: Workers from the solid waste concessionaire Alam Flora collecting discarded furniture from a house at Taman OUG in Kuala Lumpur. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Recycling service providers and waste collectors are seeing a bump in demand as households look to part with clutter to usher in the Chinese New Year.

Spring cleaning, a centuries-old tradition for the lunar new year, involves getting rid of unwanted household items such as old furniture, mattresses, clothes and appliances in favour of new ones.