Outdated landfills need to go, says Sarawak deputy premier


Desmond Davidson

Sarawak Deputy Premier Douglas Uggah says local councils in the state’s rural towns should consider modern systems of waste disposal to replace the ‘outdated’ landfill. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, April 6, 2023.

THE oldest and most common form of waste disposal, the landfill, has outlived its usefulness and needs to be phased out, Sarawak Deputy Premier Douglas Uggah said today. 

He said local councils in the state’s rural towns should look beyond the “outdated” landfill to dispose of the town’s waste and explore new options. 


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