CHAPTER 14 - Iskandar Malaysia

SECTION B
PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION
3 Proposed central
mechanical
sewerage treatment
plan
Tanjung
Langsat
Total 63,950,000
Grand Total for
Sewerage System
63,000,000 JPP/IWK
339,575,000
Table 14.24: Generated Solid Waste in Johor Bahru
Item
Solid Waste
(Tone/year)
Demand
of Sanitary
landfill
(acre)
Existing
Sanitary
land
(acre)
Balance
Sanitary Land
(acre)
Domestic 146,146 80.3 n/a n/a
Source: SJER CDP 2025
Industry &
Commercial
43,844 24.1 n/a n/a
14.10 Solid Waste
TOTAL 189,990 104.3 212.5 108.2
Solid Waste is increasingly becoming an important urban challege.
If left unchecked, solid waste could lead to severe environmental
degradation. Solid waste generated in housing, commercial and
industrial areas should be collected according to clear schedules to
avoid unnecessary odour and pollution. It will also help to prevent
open burning. Solid waste must also be managed from source and
upon collection must be sorted, recycled and disposed of in a safe,
environmentally sensitive manner.
KEY DIRECTION
UI 10 Set targets for waste reduction
UI 11 Create a balanced waste-management strategy i.e. a no
net/export level of solid waste by 2025.
A. Existing Situation
The collection and disposal of solid waste in SJER is handled by Southern
Waste Management Sdn. Bhd. (SWM) except for the Pasir Gudang area
which is handled by Pasir Gudang Local Authority. The collection and
disposal of toxic waste is supervised by the Department of Environment
and all scheduled toxic waste is send to Bukit Nenas for disposal.
B. Solid Waste Disposal
A total of 189.990 tonnes of solid waste is generated each year in SJER.
Currently this solid waste is disposed in 212.5 acres of landfill areas within
SJER. With the current waste generated, there is a balance of 108.2
acres of land left at current landfill sites.
Table 14.25: Sanitary Landfill in Johor Bahru
Sanitary Landfill
Seelong Selatan, Km 23,
Jalan Tiram-Kulai
Area
(acre)
Life Span
Sources: SUKJ Cawangan Kerajaan Tempatan, 2003
C. Transfer Station
Method of Disposal
212.5 5 years (2008) Sanitary Landfill
Within SJER, before waste is sent to the centralized waste disposal area
at Seelong Selatan, it is kept temporarily at a transfer station in Jalan
Taruka, Larkin, Johor Bahru. The waste is then transferred in large 12
tonne-capacity containers to Seelong Selatan which is about 12 km
away. This transfer station has the capacity to store and transfer waste
of approximately 856 tonnes per day.
D. Recycle
In order to reduce the environmental impact of waste disposal,
recycling has been introduced. This has reduced non bio-gradable
waste disposed at the disposal site.
There are 108 recycling centres within Johor Bahru City Council and
Majlis Perbandaran Johor Bahru Tengah, each providing different
containers to separate paper, tin cans and glass.
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