April 5 2015 marked another milestone for Ipoh City Watch (ICW) when it has successfully launched the first Community Recycling Project in collaboration with Perak SW Corp and Rukun Tetangga Jelapang.
The historical project was launched by YB Dato' Rusnah Kassim, the Perak State Committee Chairman for Women Development, Family and Community Welfare. Also present include Puan Hajah Fatimah Binti Ahmad, the Perak State SW Corp Director and Mr. Thinakaran Sarangabanly, chairman RT Jelapang.
About 150 residents of Taman Jelapang Tambahan who will be involved in this project attended the occassion. Several Ipoh City Councillors and Community Heads were also present. Clr M. Veeran who represented the mayor Datuk Harun Rawi together with Clr Loh and Community head Low Guo Nan. The objective of the project is to educate and explain to the publis on the importance of garbage separation and recycling to help keep the environment clean, reduce illegal dumping and earn additional income from their efforts.
This project will be closely monitored by SW Corp and ICW within the next three months to see its impact. The success of this project will help create a model for recycling for other communities in Malaysia.
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