Community-led waste system transforms Selakan Island in Semporna


Residents load sorted waste onto boats for transfer to the mainland.

SEMPORNA: Once burdened by mounting rubbish and no formal waste management, Selakan Island off Sabah’s east coast is turning over a new leaf — thanks to a community-led programme guided by Reef Check Malaysia.

The initiative, implemented through a grassroots model, is the latest in a series of successful island-based waste management systems in Semporna, where rubbish collection infrastructure has long been lacking.

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