By Nasuha Badrul Huzaini
SHAH ALAM, Oct 7 — Nestle Malaysia continues to make progress in its commitment to a waste-free future, expanding its Door-to-Door Collection & Recycling programme to Subang Jaya.
The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Subang Jaya City Council (MBSJ) marks the extension of Nestle’s pioneering waste collection and recycling programme, which was first launched in Petaling Jaya (PJ) on October last year, in partnership with the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ).
The programme is a voluntary Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) initiative aimed at implementing a more effective and integrated system of solid waste management in urban areas, as well as increasing public awareness.
Nestle Malaysia’s chief executive officer Juan Aranols said the initiative will not only prevent solid waste from ending up in landfills but also helps to promote a circular economy in Malaysia, in line with the company’s commitment to ensure 100 per cent of their packaging are recyclable or reusable by 2025.
“The programme already provides kerbside collection for eight townships within PJ, comprising more than 20,000 households. The initiative has been recognised by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Ministry of Environment Malaysia as a case study for success in inspiring higher recycling participation rates.
“Improving recycling through increased waste separation and collection at the source is a key element to deliver on our sustainability commitments. We are pleased to partner with MBSJ to further widen our kerbside collection project coverage area.
“This will grant more residents an efficient solid waste collection system and provides an ideal platform to educate them on how to more effectively recycle, differentiating the various types of waste,” he said in a statement.
The expansion of the programme will kick off its first phase beginning with Zone 1 and 4 in Subang Jaya (USJ3, USJ 3A-3D, USJ 6 and SS12) benefitting at least 5,500 households, and aims to progressively reach up to 8,500 households involving Zone 3 and 6 by the year’s end.
Meanwhile Subang Jaya mayor Noraini Roslan said annually Malaysia generates an estimated 14 million tonnes of municipal solid waste, most of which is food and plastic waste.
“While MBSJ has undertaken heightened waste management efforts to increase the volume of recyclable waste collected, further action must be taken to encourage better recycling rates, particularly among households.
“MBSJ welcomes and is pleased with this collaborative programme in partnership with Nestlé Malaysia and KPT Recycle Sdn Bhd. We hope it will receive good feedback and support from the residents and can be expanded further to other housing areas,” she said.
Through this programme, a dedicated collection for recyclable waste is introduced. Participating households are equipped with separate bins where collection of recyclable waste is executed on a weekly basis by project partners, KPT Recycles and Tetra Pak, ensuring a seamless process for all.
The materials that will be included are paper, cardboard, plastic, used beverage cartons, metal and glass, which will then be sorted into respective DMR categories at the KPT Sorting at Material Recovery Facility.
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