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To the End of the Earth: Jinjang Utara!

Looks like we'll have to try try and find this Taman Beringing place where the dumpsite is. I found a few articles online here and there pointing to this particular dumpsite, which apparently houses the rubbishes of the people living in KL and its surrounds. Apparently the mountains are as high as 80m above sea level wor... dunnolar i opened so many sites I also get lost. :P

Eitherway, I found this very USELESS map showing the whereabouts of the dump site:Anyhoo, I checked my roadmap, and I can't find this Taman Beringin, unless it's in Melaka. But agak-agak, since some sites say the dumpsite pollutes the Jinjang River, so I sort of narrowed it down somewhere here:

Not too sure, but since the lake is just at the bottom of that empty space, so I'm guessing it's PROBABLY there lar. Not too sure. Since Jo-an's mother said can smell the place, I guess we'll just have to follow our noses then.

Cripes... waking up early on a Saturday morning just to go look for dump. Oh joy... *rolls eyes*

things to do now...

hehehe... my bad lar ricky... i've sent a few emails to different people that i think could help. only one of them replied. she's annie from nst. she also told me to contact alam flora. we should just get all our sources from alam flora lar. that should be enough right? the main thing about the movie is to convince them that there's a problem mah. so we'll just film and interview alam flora. then if possible, get those people staying near that area and see does the garbage affect their health lor okie? anyway, just found out that even jusco (the greenish one specifically) plastic bag is bio-degradable. my mum found out when it "turn dusty" (like dissolving like that). then when i go read properly, the bottom part says it's biodegradable. cool leh?! could you get the stats of waste malaysians produce in a day or something like that? tried searching but couldn't find. so basically what we need to do now is to...
1. get hold of alam flora
2. get stats of waste produced
3. get hold of citizens staying near garbage
4. start interviewing people about the crap
after this movie, we'll start on our 4 steps okie? oh yeah! please pick a name lar! since you hate my pyramid so much! >.<>

Alam Flora

Dunno why you never put contact info about Alam Flora, eventhough your newsletters all got mention Alam Flora in them. Heheh...

Anyways, I did some checking, and yup, Alam Flora is quite into the recycling business. It's not specifically plastic bags, but I assume (and hope) they have some knowledge about it. I know they have one Recycling Centre in Midvalley at the carpark there, but went to their website and found out they have way way a lot more all over. We could probably go to the Midvalley one (open everyday except Thursday) or the Subang Jaya Carrefour one (open Wed to Sun). They are both open from 10am to 5pm, with a lunch break from 12-1pm (except Friday, which is 1-3pm for Carrefour). They have nearer ones to college, but they are only open during select days in the weekend, so a bit the mahfan.

You can check out more information about them (including the Recycling Centres timetable) at the following website:
http://www.alamflora.com.my/V2/services_3R_informationNrecycling.htm

Alam Flora is closer to us, so better lor. Your contact list below got until Penang summore... Like very the far right?? =P

one of the newsletter about recycle...

RM200 million to be spenton recycling waste over 20 yearsNew Straits Times, Thursday, December 12, 2002
By Annie Freeda Cruzanniefc@nstp.com.my

KUALA LUMPUR , Wed. - A total of RM200 million will be spent by the Government and Alam Flora over the next 20 years to recycle garbage which is expected to reach over seven million tones a year by then.
Alam Flora chief executive officer Mohamed Sirij Abdul Razack said more mobile recycling units would be sent out to residential areas, commercial centers and industrial sites.
The units will collect recyclable waste from the public, weigh and make payment according to market rate.
Alam Flora has set a recycling target of 22 per cent, from the current three per cent, for areas under its jurisdiction - Selangor, Pahang, Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur , and later, Kelantan and Terengganu.
Siraj said the 20 landfills in existence would be full by 2005, while the proposed incinerator in Semenyih would only be operational in 2006.
Waste generated is expected to increase from 3.2 million to 7.7 million tones a year, in 20 years.
Recyclable goods include newspapers, magazines, books, carton boxes, mixed papers, aluminum cans, metal tin and cans, glass bottles and jars, plastic bottles and mixed plastics.
Siraj told the New Straits Times today that the allocation is for its 20 year master plan, which concentrates on public education on recycling and setting up of recycling centers and mobile units.
Alam Flora had launched a recycling pilot project a year ago by sending out mobile units to 517 schools, 75 industries and commercial centers and 102 residential areas.
The people need to bring their recyclables in plastic bags to the recycling centers or mobile units.
"We will weigh and pay them accordingly for the goods," he said.
Siraj said that staff also gave talks on the importance of recycling to schoolchildren, house owners, residents' associations, industries and owner of business outlets and offices.
The response has been good but it would take time to make recycling a habit.
Siraj added that Alam Flora was also working to get companies which buy and process recyclables to join the programmed, so that they could collect the items on the spot.
"This will be a win-win situation for the people, Alam Flora and companies recycling waste items," he said.
He said Alam Flora was distributing pamphlets and leaflets to people in their concession areas, to inform them of this "bring system", and on their pick-up programmed.
"The programmed has done well in Subang Jaya, Damansara and Kota Kemuning (all in Selangor) and in Kuamtan," he said.
Alam Flora currently handles one million tones of waste annually in Kuala Lumpur , and two million tones in Selangor and Pahang.
"We are also in the midst of equipping all our transfer stations with recycling centers," he said, adding that the stations are in Taman Beringin, Kajang and Shah Alam.
Alam Flora is planning to build another 24 transfer stations in Selangor, Kula Lumpur and Pahang soon.

real contacts...

ricky dear... does this count?

Department of EnvironmentMinistry of Natural Resources and EnvironmentLevel 1 - 4, Podium 2 & 3,
Lot 4G3, Precint 4,Federal Government Administrative Centre62574 PutrajayaHunting Line : 03-8871 2000 / 8871 2200Complaints Line: 03-88891972 Fax: 03-8891973/75JASLINE :1-800-88-2727

Kualiti Alam Sdn BhdPusat Pengurusan SisaLadang Tanah Merah, A 3 Division71960 BUKIT PELANDUK
Tel : 03-79809199 /06-6673388
Fax: 03-79801811 /06-6672300
All scheduled wastes except radioactive, clinical and explosive waste

Assosiated Pan Malayan Cement Sdn. Bhd
Kilang Rawang
48009 RAWANG
Tel:03-77238200 Fax:03-77238311
Aluminium hydroxide sludge/powder(N151)
Copper slag(N201)Phenolic resin paper(S081)
Calcium sulphate sludge(N204)
Silica sludge
Granulated blast furnace slag(N201)

Slag Cement Sdn. Bhd
Part of Lot 55709, Pelabuhan Barat
42000 PELABUHAN KLANG
Tel:03-2423300 Fax:03-21669588
Soap sludge(N151)

National House Buyers Association
No, 31, Level 3, Jalan Barat, Off Jalan Imbi, 55100, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaTel: 03-21422225 012-3345 676 Fax: 03-22601803

http://www.un.org/esa/earthsummit/malay-cp.htm

Sahabat Alam MalaysiaNo.27, Lorong Maktab, 10250 Penang, MALAYSIA Email:smidris@tm.net.myTel: 604-2276930Fax: 604-2275705

Plastic Bag Info

Below are some information about plastic bags relevant to our topic that I found:

• Polyethylene is an economical plastic so it is commonly used for disposable bags. Plastic bags can be made having various colours, including translucent or even transparent in some cases.
  
• Bags made of HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) are typically translucent, but not fully transparent (i.e. not fully see-through). Bags made out of LDPE (Low Density Polyethylene) can be quite clear, but are still usually not as totally transparent as other plastics.
• HDPE and LDPE bags are manufactured from a waste product of the petroleum industry.
• Durability, strength, low energy intensity and light weight make plastic bags preferred
• Oxo-biodegradable plastic can be safely used for direct contact with food. Unlike PVC, the polymers from which oxo-biodegradable plastics are made do not contain organo-chlorine, nor do they emit methane nor nitrous oxide when they degrade.
• The plastic is consumed by bacteria and fungi after the additive has reduced the molecular structure, and it is therefore biodegradable. This process continues until the material has biodegraded to nothing more than CO2, water, and humus, and the time taken for oxo-biodegradable plastic to degrade can be ‘programmed’ at manufacture to be as little as a few months or as much as a few years. Degradation starts immediately after exposure to air, but products can be vacuum-packed for delivery to suspend degradation until needed for use.
• Organic waste can be put into oxo-biodegradable plastic sacks in homes, restaurants, hospitals, etc. and put straight into the composting plant, so smells, disease transmission by flies, and handling hazards to humans are effectively minimised. The bags do not need to be opened and disposed of separately.
• Oxo-biodegradable plastic is particularly useful for “back-of-store” use in supermarkets, as waste bread and other products wrapped in oxo-biodegradable plastic packaging can be put into oxo-biodegradable sacks and put straight into a composting plant.
• Oxo-biodegradable/compostable bags can be safely assimilated into the green waste stream, and do not need separate collection. The resulting compost is a valuable resource for farmers and growers, and since oxo-biodegradable plastic (unlike the starch-based alternative) releases its carbon slowly, it produces high quality compost.
• Oxo-biodegradable plastic does not degrade quickly in low temperature “windrow” composting, but it is ideal for “in-vessel” composting at the higher temperatures required by new animal by-products regulations.
• It is not of course acceptable to apply conventional plastics to the soil even if they are fragmented, since physical shredding does not transform plastic into a biodegradable product.
• However, the properties of peroxidised and embrittled oxo-biodegradable plastic are quite different from those of the original plastic. The transformed plastic behaves in the same way as nature’s wastes. It is bio-assimilated by the same bacteria and fungi, and they transform the degraded plastic products to cell biomass, like lignocellulosic materials.
• Oxo-biodegradable plastic is designed to fragment by a process which includes both photo-oxidation and thermo-oxidation, so it will work even in the absence of light.

Sourced from Wikipedia. Click here to visit original article.

I'll go look for more articles and post them here!

can interview...

aiyer... chill lar... wanna interview people? we could just get to giant near paramount. this kinda hypermarkets, as soon as you step out of the entrance, as in walking towards the open air car park, they won't stop you wan lar. other than that, we could just hand out at kopitiam where they're using those non-biodegradable stuff also what... my condo downstairs got jusco. no problem lar!!! ; ) so... figured out the name and the logo since you hate my pyramid so much?! >.< :P

Recyclable Bags

Just so you know, Ikea's plastic bags are biodegradable, so we *could* probably go and ask ask them gua...

Then got Cold Storage selling their green biodegradable bags also, but they don't seem very laku at all, so dunnolar.

And I was just spending the whole morning thinking how we can go and interview customers, since we would have to get approval from the shopping malls and all. Unless we visit standalone hypermarkets like Tesco or Carrefour, or like those cinema-turned-supermarket like Giant at Paramount Gardens. Dunnolar...

=P

PYRAMID!!!

thanks derrick for editing the brief. it's great! well, now i'm trying to get those contacts... as soon as we get those contacts, i'll try to contact them. at the same time, i'll post a copy of the contacts okie? don't want 2Y lar... how about triple-T? THE THINK TANKS... then our logo can be like a pyramid... that's my favourite!!! can ar? then it'll be a connection between our PR agency, with the client, with the public! WALLA!!! triple-T is gonna start working now!!! :)

Think, not Tin

Jo-an,

I'd rather be a think tank than a tin tank lo. 2T sounds nicer than 4T lo... cos like got so many significance:

1. There are 2 of us, hence the 2 in 2T.
2. 4T makes it sound like forty, like we damn auntie uncle only so ancient.
   
3. 2T can also mean 2 Ts, as in TT = Think Tanks (also Two Ts) (ooo... Teh Tarik also can!)
   
4. And of course, it's already so popular that it's on signboards and TV commercials by the Tourism Board of Malaysia. There that one where at the end they go, "2T-2T Malaysiaaa..." =P
   

Anyways, waiting for your documents about our PR plan and all. Quite good, but I didn't get to look through it yet, so still awaiting for you to email me the info. Remember ya, send to my GMAIL!! Nothing else! Not Yahoo, Not Hotmail, Not AnyOtherEmailOtherThanGmail! Fa-hem?

Of course as I said, have to fine tune a few things, but I can't wait to get things started. Though have to get all the contacts lor, expecially with the "experts" you referred to. See how larz.

Laterz!

alrightie!!!

i did read those that you've posted ok? just thought i didn't wanna conteminate your chun-ted stuff mah... it's really cool and awesome that we've agreed and gonna stick to the bio-degradable topic! we can totally save mother nature! i'm so proud of us and of course lecturer for allowing us to do the topic also lar... anyway, our "4T" is gonna make it to the top! oh... 4 T stands for "two-tin-tanks-team"... tongue twister for you to practice lar! hahaha : ) totally gonna do it till the end! alright! :D

Proposal: Disabled Unfriendly

Hey, got another idea!

What about we do on how KL is a very disabled-unfriendly city? There have been articles in the past highlighting how our walkways, public amenities, public transports, and almost everything is very very difficult to access by people who are disabled. Pathways are uneven (slanting, missing tiles, holes), too many steps, no proper ramps or elevators, toilets too cramp and narrow, too many obstructions on the pathways (lamp posts, trees), etc..

Not to sure about the people to contact though. I'm sure we can go visit the societies and all that cater to the disabled community and stuff, but dunnolar, may be a bit difficult compared to our previous proposals. See how lar.

Anyhoo... wonder if you got check our blog anot. Like no reply only. :P

Let Lecturer Know?

Yo jo-an,

Just wondering when we should tell Hardip about our blog here... Maybe after we finally chosen a topic? Or want to tell him now when we are still in proposal stage?

Any ideas??

Three Topics to Propose

Hello! I am also gracing our new blog with a post as well! =D

Anyways, hopefully our topics will be accepted by the lecturer. Some information about the 3 topics we are proposing:

1. Biodegradable bags/containers
   In Malaysia, we use plastic bags and styrofoam containers without a care in the world, not bothering about the effects they do onto the environment. They are not recyclable and they cannot naturally break down, therefore they pose a threat to the environment as their uncontrolled usage will result in more waste dumpsites. Some countries actually DO NOT provide plastic bags to customers for free, and customers either bring their own bags or they may purchase a plastic bag or a biodegradable bag for a minimal cost. As this system works very well there, why shouldn't it work here?
   
   This system would permit people to be more cautious and wise when using plastic bags and styrofoams. We see people disposing of plastic bags and styrofoams all over the place because they are of no value. If we can place value into these things, through charging cost to the consumer etc, maybe consumers will be more bothered the next time they go to the stall to purchase something they could very well carry themselves without a bag
   
   
2. Neighbourliness
   How many of us actually know the people living the closest to us? There have been many cases where accidents or crime could've been prevented in housing estates if neighbours were more watchful over their fellow dwellers. We are no longer very community-concious, and living a very hectic and busy lifestyle, we do not have the time to just get to know our neighbours well enough. They are afterall the people who are capable of taking care of your home while you are away.
   
   While there are some housing estates employing neighbourhood activities, they are very very rare and usually have a very low turnout because some people could not be bothered at all. Some people have the "tidak apa" attitude, that it doesn't concern them if it happens to other people, even if it's the person living next door. People should learn to realise and treasure their neighbours, because ultimately if there is any emergency especially in the home, they're the ones who will be able to get to your aid the quickest.
   
   
3. Carpooling
   Visiting KL during the weekdays is a nightmare. It's no different during the weekends either. Cars ply all the major roads going in, out, and about the city. During rush hour, all the expressways from townships like Petaling Jaya to even as far as Klang become so congested that even snails move faster than the cars. If people were to start carpooling, there would be less traffic on the road, and also less wastage of petrol as well as lower gas fuel emissions. Everybody wins.
   
   In some cities, for example Jakarta, Indonesia, they implement a system whereby cars may only enter the city if they have a certain number of people in the car. This is to avoid unnecessary congestion due to each individual driving a car, when 4-5 people from the same departure and arrival destinations could just carpool in one car. Corporations, especially large ones with lots of employees, could start carpooling initiatives whereby employees from a certain area can carpool to work and back. Incentives could be given to carpooling vehicles in terms of road tax redemption and even allowing them to use Bus & Taxi lanes.

That's basically the idea we currently have in mind. We have worked out some of the details on paper, based on select PR principles for creating a campaign, identifying our targets, effects, and so on.

More updates when more discussion is done. Anyhoo, hope things work out well. The other groups seem to be focusing more on drugs or sex, so hopefully we could be different and do something very "clean", reflecting our very clean and hygienic personalities. Well, mine anyways... =P

Laterz!

1st day of us...

Alright! This is the first day of our blog... Although we haven't figure out the final topic for our PR, but we are definitely gonna pull it through... Talk about changing non-biodegradable stuff such as plastic bags and styrofoam to biodegradable stuff such as paper bags and biodegradable plastics... Or should we talk about neighbourliness... Or should we talk about car pooling in organizations and companies??? We'll get more topics... I'm sure we're gonna be the best partner!!! : )