Solid waste to reach 30,000 tonnes per day by 2020
AT THE DEWAN RAKYAT
Reports by LEE YUK PENG, ZULKILFI ABD RAHMAN, LOH FOON FONG AND SHAUN HO
SOLID waste produced by Malay sians is increasing annually and expected to reach 30,000 tonnes daily by 2020, said Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Lajim Ukim.
He said the rate of recycling efforts was expected to reach 22% by 2020 based on calculations of the National Strategic Plan on Solid Waste in 2005.
Answering a question by Datuk Rashid Din (PKR-Merbok), Lajim said the 3R (Reduce, Recycle and Reuse) programme will be the key strategy to educate Malaysians on waste management and that the ministry had spent RM3.4mil in 2006, RM3.3mil in 2007 and RM1.5mil in 2008 on this.
In another development, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek tabled the Perbad anan Stadium Malaysia Bill 2010 yesterday, proposing the formation of a new corporation to develop and manage stadiums and sports complexes in the country.
He said the corporation would be responsible, among others, to promote stadiums at national and international levels as the venue for sports, recreation, cultural, commercial and entertainment events.
The Bill will replace the Stadium Merdeka Corporation Act 1963 and repeal the Stadium Merdeka Corporation.
The House also heard a proposal by Datuk Mohd Sirat Abu (BN-Bukit Katil) for helicopters to be used to get to road accident victims on highways because ambulances sometimes arrived late at the scene.
(Extracted from THE STAR)
My simple question in why only 22% by 2020? This is a developing country and I am sure that it is not difficult to educate the public to start recycling!The practice starts since young and parents are solely responsible for such a habit. Parents concern about the values instill in their children but ' WHY DON'T THEY ADOPT THE GOOD HABITS FIRST?'
ReplyDeleteAt the moment the literacy level in Malaysia is as follows:
outh (15–24 years) literacy rate, 2003–2007*, male
98
Youth (15–24 years) literacy rate, 2003–2007*, female
98
Number per 100 population , 2007, phones
88
Number per 100 population , 2007, Internet users
56
Primary school enrolment ratio 2003–2008*, gross, male
101
Primary school enrolment ratio 2003–2008*, gross, female
100
Primary school enrolment ratio 2003–2008*, net, male
99
Primary school enrolment ratio 2003–2008*, net, female
99
And I dont see the reason behind it! WHY? WHO IS GOING WRONG?