StarMetro found that from Dec 31 until Jan 10, all waste collected in Kuala Lumpur was sent straight to the landfill. Community activist Yee Poh Ping described the situation as a “rubbish crisis.”He said residents complained that the stench of uncollected rubbish made them feel unwell. A senior Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKl) officer said the local authority had also received numerous complaints on this matter. “Collections in Kuala Lumpur were pushed into late evenings and nights, when operations are more challenging. Following the termination of Umpan Jaya’s contract, operations were handed over to Alam Flora Environmental Solutions, which ran the facility until June 2023.
