15 contractors in Klang axed

15 contractors in Klang axed

KLANG Royal City Council (MBDK) terminated the services of 15 industrial waste contractors on its panel for non-performance or failing to comply with its requirements.

“Thirteen operators had their contracts to handle industrial waste terminated as they all failed to submit monthly reports,” said MBDK Environmental Services Department director Zaireezal Ahmad Zainuddin.

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“One operator had illegally dumped and burnt waste along a quiet road in Kampung Jawa, Klang, but was caught due to the vigilance of local residents who lodged a complaint.

“Another operator collected waste from factories and stored them by the roadside near his premises in Meru, which caused a nuisance to neighbouring properties,” he elaborated.

“Operators listed on the panel are required to give a report on the amount of industrial waste collected, and whether it has been disposed of at the landfill or sent for recycling,” he told StarMetro.

“The monthly report also needs to include updates on the number of businesses the operator has secured,” he added.

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MBDK’s industrial waste contractors panel was formed in mid-2022.

Zaireezal said the panel comprised a list of companies that has the best practices in terms of transporting and disposing waste from factories and the industrial sector.

MBDK currently has 164 companies on its panel.

Factory owners and operators can refer to this list, which is available online on the city council’s website, to engage the services of waste contractors approved to dispose of industrial waste.

“Having a list of recognised industrial waste contractors allows us to manage illegal dumping incidents,” he said.

“Our department reviews the progress of all operators on a monthly basis.

“Companies on the panel must take proper measures to ensure agents working for them remove and dispose of waste within the limits of the law and not resort to illegal dumping,” he said.

Zaireezal said companies located in other parts of Selangor tasked to remove industrial waste in the Klang district also needed to be on the panel.

“We believe that this approach to have a panel of approved industrial waste contractors to dispose of industrial waste is viable, but we plan to improve it through the use of a tracking app.

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“We hope that in the long run, unauthorised waste disposal companies will not be contracted by factories to remove their industrial waste,” he said, adding that his department would work on increasing the number of contractors on the panel.