Located too close to the river

Life source: Clean water from a nearby waterfall flows into Sungai Kuang, which provides water supply to an Orang Asli settlement and water treatment plants. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

RAWANG: Several recycling factories processing plastic-based waste are located perilously close to Sungai Kuang here, raising serious concerns on air pollution, further contamination incidents and hazards to water supply in the Klang Valley.

Checks at the Sonstar Industrial Park, which is near the Kuang Orang Asli settlement, showed that the factories are close to Sungai Kuang, making the river susceptible to contamination in the event of leakages or indiscriminate disposal of waste material.