Thursday, 23 Jul 2020 04:24 PM MYTPerak Public Accounts Committee chairman Datuk Abdul Manaf Hashim speaks to the press after chairing a meeting at the State Secretariat Building in Ipoh July 23, 2020. — Picture by Farhan Najib
“The state did not sign the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act 2007, , which deals with matters relating to the management of solid waste and public cleansing. However, Abdul Manaf said that those local councils capable of hiring a private company to manage the waste can do so without help from the state government.
Meanwhile, Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu said the decision to privatise waste management throughout the state was made by the previous Pakatan Harapan government last year.
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