neighborhood spirit and a dedication to the atmosphere have actually assisted citizens of a Kuala Lumpur strata home become champs in a recycling competitors.
Pantai Hillpark Phase 5 citizens gathered 2,894.6 kg of recyclables over 3 months, gaining them the leading place in the Strata Recycling Competition (KL Edition) under the #MyHomeRecycling project.
Management firm (MC) chairman P. Devakumaran attributed the citizens for their regular initiatives and team effort.
“We decided to participate in the programme as we noticed that we had a lot of recyclables that were being discarded.
“We joined the programme around September last year and the response has been very good.
“There were some teething issues but we managed to sort these out,” he claimed throughout a reward discussion occasion.
Devakumaran included that the competitors was a great way to advertise reusing within the neighborhood while producing a little revenue.
He claimed profits from the sale of recyclables were shared in between the MC and cleansers.
The competitors was arranged by Riiicycle Tech Sdn Bhd in cooperation with the non-governmental organisa- tions (NGOs) Malaysian Recycling Alliance (Marea) and Environment-friendlyWe ive.
Supported by SWCorp Wilayah Persekutuan, the competition intends to advertise recycling amongst citizens of skyscraper and strata homes.
These citizens are motivated to sell their recyclable products for redeemable coupons making use of the Riiicycle application.
Riiicycle creator Chew Chin Huat discussed that the competitors was developed to motivate recognition by supplying rewards to individuals.
“We want to turn recycling awareness into action through an infrastructure-knowledge sharing approach.
“In our first phase, we approached strata properties in Kuala Lumpur to participate, and now, we have about 15 properties on board.
“Entering phase two, Riiicycle aims to scale the initiative further by inviting more strata communities and high-rise residential areas to take part in this collective environmental effort.”
He included that leading recyclers would certainly be granted every 3 months.
Between January and April, a total amount of 25,838.66 kg of recyclables were gathered from the city’s skyscraper citizens.
Marea president Roberto Benetello stressed the NGO’s function in driving the change towards a reusing ecological community by advertising round economic climate techniques and sustaining the fostering of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR).
“With EPR, the responsibility for managing packaging waste falls on the companies.
“This approach not only helps protect the environment but also supports the development of a circular economy.
“Recycled packaging is transformed into secondary products, which helps reduce the need for raw materials,” he claimed.
Benetello included the objective was to maintain resources in flow for as lengthy as feasible as a method of reducing waste and advertising even more lasting usage patterns.
A reward discussion event was held to honor individuals along with receivers of a fortunate draw.
Cash rewards amounting to RM3,500 were granted throughout the event.
Also existing were Lembah Pantai Federal Territories Residents Representative Council (MPPWP) sub-zone 3 chairman Rosli Ishak and agents from SWCorp.
