THE 145ha Kayu Madang landfill near Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, is not only a ‘job site’ for undocumented workers from the Philippines but also home to many of them, as they risk running into the authorities and getting arrested if they venture out or live elsewhere.
The landfill is the only such facility on Sabah’s west coast and receives up to 800 tonnes of rubbish per day from Papar, Tuaran, Kota Belud, Kota Kinabalu and Putatan.
Most of the workers at the landfill are Bajau Ubian and came to Sabah illegally.
Some hold the IMM13 card for refugees while the rest do not have any form of identification. – January 9, 2019.
A boy standing on top the rubbish as hundreds of egrets fly in the background at the Kayu Madang landfill near Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Irwan Majid, January 9, 2019.A boy pushing a tyre at the Kayu Madang landfill near Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Irwan Majid, January 9, 2019.A woman working at the Kayu Madang landfill near Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Irwan Majid, January 9, 2019.Scavengers shifting through the rubbish at the Kayu Madang landfill. Most of the workers at the landfill are Bajau Ubian, who came come to Sabah illegally. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Irwan Majid, January 9, 2019.A man throwing rubbish at the landfill in Kayu Madang near Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Irwan Majid, January 9, 2019.A man carrying his gunny sack at the Kayu Madang landfill near Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Irwan Majid, January 9, 2019.A man collecting plastic bottles at Kayu Madang near Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. A pile of plastic bottles fetch around RM5 and the cardboard around RM2. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Irwan Majid, January 9, 2019.A man pushings his wheelbarrow at the Kayu Madang landfill. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Irwan Majid, January 9, 2019.A general view of the rubbish mound at the Kayu Madang landfill near Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. The landfill is the only such facility on Sabah’s west coast and receives up to 800 tonnes of rubbish a day. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Irwan Majid, January 9, 2019.Scavengers resting under the shade at the Kayu Madang landfill. They have grown used to the smell and don’t mind the unhygienic conditions. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Irwan Majid, January 9, 2019.A man carting away his recyclables at the Kayu Madang landfill near Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Plastics, cardboard and paper are sold to nearby recycling centres, while metals are sold to a dealer based at the landfill. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Irwan Majid, January 9, 2019.
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