By Sheeda Fathil
SHAH ALAM, Feb 17 — Selangor will be not a party to the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act 2007 (Act 672), which is an agreement that handles areas including waste management, waste import licences and fee collection for enforcement.
Its Local Government, Public Transportation, and New Village Development Committee chairman Ng Sze Han said the state will enforce its own enactment on waste management and public cleansing once it receives the green light from the Federal government.
“As soon as it is approved, the enactment will be tabled in the state legislative assembly sitting,” he told SelangorKini when recently contacted.
Apart from Selangor, it was reported that four other states — mainly Kelantan, Terengganu Perak and Penang — has not enforced Act 672.
Only seven states have signed an agreement with the Federal government to upgrade their solid waste management systems.
The Act is currently only enforced in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Pahang, Johor, Negri Sembilan, Melaka and Kedah.
Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin had previously said the signing of the agreement is important as a uniform national cleanliness policy would make Malaysia a cleaner country.
