SWCorp Johor director Cairul Hisham Jalaluddin said the company aimed to create awareness and better understanding once these villages were under the jurisdiction of local authorities.
“There could be some teething problems as it is something new for the villagers, ’’ he said when contacted. The villagers, he said, would be required to separate solid waste at source and practise the 3R concept as part of their daily life. He said there were several traditional villages located within the Johor Baru City Council , Iskandar Puteri City Council and Pasir Gudang City Council .
On the integrated waste management programme for islands off Mersing, Cairul said SWCorp would extend its services if the Rural Development Ministry awarded the concession to the company.