Company to distribute free bins to encourage recycling among residents

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JOHOR BARU: Solid waste management operator SWM Environment Sdn Bhd will be handing out free wheelie bins to 590 families in Serene Park to encourage recycling practices.

Johor Baru MP Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad said that the free bins would be distributed to the families soon.

“Each family living within the Johor Baru Municipal Council (MBJB) will also be receive the free wheelie bins and the residents in Serene Park would be the first batch of recipients,” he said.

Noble effort: Community recycling bins like these will be distributed to residents to encourage recycling among residents.

He was speaking during the Environment Care, Our Responsibility programme organised by MBJB here yesterday.

During the event, Shahrir also launched the recycling using effective microorgnism (EM)and officiated the wheelie bin give away program.

Shahrir said that residents should practise recycling using EM as this would help in keeping the environment clean.

Besides that, Shahrir also announced that an allocation of RM100,000 had been approved by the Prime Ministers Department to build a badminton court for the residents in the area.

Meanwhile, resident Gary Soh Keng Hian, 58, who had attended the event said that the programme was informative, as he had learnt about recycling kitchen waste.

“Besides that through such programme we could raise awareness among the residents about the importance of living in a clean environment,” said the retired internal audit adding that youngsters should take part in such programmes.

For retired electronic engineer Saw Swee Tong, handing over of the wheelie bins was a good idea, as the rubbish bin that he used would be misplaced.

“After the rubbish had been collected the bin would be left in my neighbours house or else where and now the bins can’t be misplaced as every family would receive a wheelie bin,” said the 58-year-old.

Sales manager Annie Leong, 37, said that prior to the programme she had not practised recycling.

“Besides that, such programmes provide us the opportunity to mingle around with our neighbours,” she said.

“Most of us are working and we will only come back late and we hardly have time to greet each other,” she said.

Stulang assemblyman Mok Chek Hou who was also present at the programme said that residents should be aware of keeping the environment clean and green.

“Members of the public should stop littering at public places and start working together to keep the environment clean,” he said.