CHAPTER 14 - Iskandar Malaysia
CHAPTER 14 - Iskandar Malaysia
CHAPTER 14 - Iskandar Malaysia
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SECTION B<br />
PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION<br />
3 Proposed central<br />
mechanical<br />
sewerage treatment<br />
plan<br />
Tanjung<br />
Langsat<br />
Total 63,950,000<br />
Grand Total for<br />
Sewerage System<br />
63,000,000 JPP/IWK<br />
339,575,000<br />
Table <strong>14</strong>.24: Generated Solid Waste in Johor Bahru<br />
Item<br />
Solid Waste<br />
(Tone/year)<br />
Demand<br />
of Sanitary<br />
landfill<br />
(acre)<br />
Existing<br />
Sanitary<br />
land<br />
(acre)<br />
Balance<br />
Sanitary Land<br />
(acre)<br />
Domestic <strong>14</strong>6,<strong>14</strong>6 80.3 n/a n/a<br />
Source: SJER CDP 2025<br />
Industry &<br />
Commercial<br />
43,844 24.1 n/a n/a<br />
<strong>14</strong>.10 Solid Waste<br />
TOTAL 189,990 104.3 212.5 108.2<br />
Solid Waste is increasingly becoming an important urban challege.<br />
If left unchecked, solid waste could lead to severe environmental<br />
degradation. Solid waste generated in housing, commercial and<br />
industrial areas should be collected according to clear schedules to<br />
avoid unnecessary odour and pollution. It will also help to prevent<br />
open burning. Solid waste must also be managed from source and<br />
upon collection must be sorted, recycled and disposed of in a safe,<br />
environmentally sensitive manner.<br />
KEY DIRECTION<br />
UI 10 Set targets for waste reduction<br />
UI 11 Create a balanced waste-management strategy i.e. a no<br />
net/export level of solid waste by 2025.<br />
A. Existing Situation<br />
The collection and disposal of solid waste in SJER is handled by Southern<br />
Waste Management Sdn. Bhd. (SWM) except for the Pasir Gudang area<br />
which is handled by Pasir Gudang Local Authority. The collection and<br />
disposal of toxic waste is supervised by the Department of Environment<br />
and all scheduled toxic waste is send to Bukit Nenas for disposal.<br />
B. Solid Waste Disposal<br />
A total of 189.990 tonnes of solid waste is generated each year in SJER.<br />
Currently this solid waste is disposed in 212.5 acres of landfill areas within<br />
SJER. With the current waste generated, there is a balance of 108.2<br />
acres of land left at current landfill sites.<br />
Table <strong>14</strong>.25: Sanitary Landfill in Johor Bahru<br />
Sanitary Landfill<br />
Seelong Selatan, Km 23,<br />
Jalan Tiram-Kulai<br />
Area<br />
(acre)<br />
Life Span<br />
Sources: SUKJ Cawangan Kerajaan Tempatan, 2003<br />
C. Transfer Station<br />
Method of Disposal<br />
212.5 5 years (2008) Sanitary Landfill<br />
Within SJER, before waste is sent to the centralized waste disposal area<br />
at Seelong Selatan, it is kept temporarily at a transfer station in Jalan<br />
Taruka, Larkin, Johor Bahru. The waste is then transferred in large 12<br />
tonne-capacity containers to Seelong Selatan which is about 12 km<br />
away. This transfer station has the capacity to store and transfer waste<br />
of approximately 856 tonnes per day.<br />
D. Recycle<br />
In order to reduce the environmental impact of waste disposal,<br />
recycling has been introduced. This has reduced non bio-gradable<br />
waste disposed at the disposal site.<br />
There are 108 recycling centres within Johor Bahru City Council and<br />
Majlis Perbandaran Johor Bahru Tengah, each providing different<br />
containers to separate paper, tin cans and glass.<br />
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