Waste management is something most of us only think about when the bins aren’t collected or when landfills overflow.
But behind the scenes, big decisions are being made about how Malaysia deals with its waste, and one solution that keeps coming up is waste-to-energy, which is often described as a win-win solution. Burn the waste, generate electricity, reduce landfills.
But critics say the reality is far more complicated, and that these projects come with serious environmental, financial and health implications.
BFM talks to Yuenmei Wong, an independent researcher and consultant to UN agencies, who has spent years studying waste-to-energy projects in Malaysia and globally, and who has been actively involved in analysing and responding to current proposals here. They discuss the realities, misconceptions and policy implications of waste-to-energy, and also ask the big question: if not this, then what?
Presenter & producer: Juliet Jacobs/BFM
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- Tegakkan maruah serta kualiti kehidupan rakyat
- Galakkan pembangunan saksama, lestari serta tangani krisis alam sekitar
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- Selamatkan demokrasi dan angkatkan keluhuran undang-undang
- Lawan rasuah dan kronisme
