In Malaysia, The Sun reported that the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) has identified 18 locations for the development of solid Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plants throughout Malaysia as a new method of solid waste management to eradicate landfills.
Minister Nga Kor Ming said the development of the plants will use the latest and advanced technology that has been proven successful in several European countries besides China and Japan.
“The direction of the ministry in the future is that we are now working very hard to turn thrash-to-cash and also to turn rubbish-to-energy. This will be the direction of the government to ensure that not only are we environmentally friendly, the garbage that has already been thrown away can be turned into renewable energy,” the minister said.
“Malaysia will now adapt the most sophisticated technology, others have made some mistakes, so we can avoid all the trial and error and adopt the latest and most sophisticated technology for our country,” he added.
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Tags: Malaysia, waste-to-energy
Category: Policy
