Making a clean sweep


Bagging rights: Volunteers collecting solid waste left by visitors in conjunction with the World Cleanup Day 2024 Programme in Kuala Perlis. — Bernama

KANGAR: The World Cleanup Day 2024 programme saw a remarkable turnout with 108,456 volunteers participating nationwide. This exceeded the initial goal of 40,000 volunteers.

The Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation (SWCorp) announced that volunteers, including representatives from 461 agencies, cleaned 1,280 locations, collecting a total of 7,882 tonnes of waste and 49,968 cigarette butts.

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