Recycling Bins

Since the cover story about Recycling in the August issue of Tiara Times, a check with the Management Office showed no increase in the number of times the MBPJ lorry came to download the bins of their contents.

The Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) spends RM50 million a year to discard residents' garbage... a very hefty sum indeed. MPSJ Councillor Yap Yun Fatt stated that 70% to 80% of household rubbish thrown away could be recycled. Not only would millions be saved, but there would not be a need for a new landfill. It is getting progressively harder to identify landfills because every pocket of land available is either surrounded by development or would be, in the near future. Even if a pocket of land was available, residents or housebuyers would protest vehemently against the opening of a new landfill not far from their homes.

A practical solution, naturally, would be to train residents to recycle their household rubbish.So,Tiarans, do your bit for the environment and your community and drop your recyclables into the three coloured bins at Queen's Gate and the TNB Substation on King's Crescent.

There are so many things which can be recycled:empty cereal boxes, cardboard boxes used for gifts, old newspapers, magazines, boxes where purchases like toasters, toys, computers, etc. were wrapped in, water bottles, ketchup bottles, soya sauce bottles, empty beer cans, aerated drink cans ... all items ubiquitous in every household.

Currently,the bins are cleared about twice a fortnight, which is not good enough for a condo of 351 units. So, let us do our bit and up this to once a week... hopefully?