KUCHING: The Padawan Municipal Council has warned that anyone caught dumping renovation or construction waste illegally will face fines and potentially even jail time.
Its chairman Lo Khere Chiang said under the Local Authorities Cleanliness By Law 1999, the first offence will result in a fine of RM1,000, while a second will result in a RM2,000 fine and six months imprisonment.
He said this at a press conference held at the Padawan Municipal Council’s building Wednesday (March 1) with Trienekens Division Manager (Logistics and Services) Lee Ghee Seng.
“The authority has tried to approach people who engage in illegal dumping with kindness, and has had some success in getting them to clear up their rubbish.
“However, it has become clear that this approach is not always effective, and the authorities are now cracking down on offenders.
“We find that our kindness and sincerity have not been taken seriously and I’m very upset. We have no choice and can’t be nice all the time,” he remarked.
He added that to help catch offenders, the authority is encouraging the public and security personnel to take pictures of vehicles involved in illegal dumping, including the licence plate numbers and names of the drivers.
This evidence can then be presented to the council, which will report it to the police.
Meanwhile Lee said that homeowners that are doing renovation, demolition and construction work may approach Trienekens to rent their Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) containers for disposal of large debris wastes.
“Trienekens RoRo containers come in a variety of sizes to meet your requirements and are equipped with full-opening rear doors to make disposal of waste simple and hassle-free,” he explained.
Those interested may contact their customer service hotline at 082-612300 (Kuching) or 086-253959 (Bintulu) to rent a RoRo container or request for a quotation via Trienekens customer care mobile app.
