MPS says reused oil can be sold to other companies

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RESTAURANT owners and operators need not sell their oil for recycling to the companies supported by the Selayang Municipal Council (MPS) only.

According to council President Datuk Zainal Abidin Azim, operators are not forced to sell their used oil to CGV Industries Sdn Bhd.

He said this during the full board meeting on Oct 5 when MPS councillor Chee Chu Sang voiced his concerns after hearing from a restaurateur that he was forced to sell it to CGV.

However, representatives from CGV Industries said the problem arose from a miscommunication between the owner and CGV staff and the matter had been resolved.

Chee also said the owners were reluctant to sell the used oil to the company as their competitors paid a higher price of 90 sen or RM1 per kilo.

The representative from CGV in response said they had decided to pay 80 sen compared with 50 sen per kilo of oil from the owners after receiving complaints about the price.

“Posters distributed to the restaurants carry the council’s logo which can be misleading,” added Chee.

However, Zainal said it was only an informational poster with the logo and details about the process of changing used oil into biodiesel.

“They are merely helping us educate the public. For now they need our support as this grease tap technique is still new,” he said.

Meanwhile, the residents of Selayang reportedly owe more than RM50mil in assessment rate arrears to the council after the payment period ended on Aug 31.

A total of 64,159 notices had been issued to the defaulters which would end on Oct 31.

Each E notice issued had been charged RM20 and those who do not pay by the end of the Oct 31 would be issued arrest warrants.

The council managed to collect RM7.57mil or 73.33% arrears while tax collected amounted to RM66.9mil.

The MPS made RMM89.3mil as of Aug 31 while they ran a whopping cost of RM95.437mil.