Our Story
We are residents of Batu Arang and Rawang who are against the proposed incinerator project, known as the Sultan Idris Shah (SIS) Waste-to-Energy Green Energy Plant, located on Lot 3847 Mukim Rawang, Gombak District in the state of Selangor. Our opposition to the project is based on various concerns, including safety, health, social, and environmental risks.
We do not believe that the suggested mass incineration is a green, carbon-reducing, or sustainable waste management solution. Therefore, we are urging the authorities to consider alternative waste management solutions that are both environmentally friendly and carbon neutral. Some of these solutions include mandatory waste segregation at the source, implementing a mass 3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) program, utilizing an Anaerobic Digestor, and establishing more Material Recovery Facility. We seek your assistance and active participation to ensure the success of our campaign.
It is not our intention to change what the government's plan to handle the waste.
But there are many other environmentally friendly options and steps which can put into consideration.
What is 3Rs?
The principle of reducing waste, reusing and recycling resources and products is often called the "3Rs." Reducing means choosing to use things with care to reduce the amount of waste generated. Reusing involves the repeated use of items or parts of items which still have usable aspects. Recycling means the use of waste itself as resources. Waste minimization can be achieved in an efficient way by focusing primarily on the first of the 3Rs, "reduce," followed by "reuse" and then "recycle."
Source: Japanese Ministry of Enviromment
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How Does Anaerobic Digestion Work?
Anaerobic digestion is a process through which bacteria break down organic matter—such as animal manure, wastewater biosolids, and food wastes—in the absence of oxygen. Anaerobic digestion for biogas production takes place in a sealed vessel called a reactor, which is designed and constructed in various shapes and sizes specific to the site and feedstock conditions (learn more about AD system design and technology). These reactors contain complex microbial communities that break down (or digest) the waste and produce resultant biogas and digestate (the solid and liquid material end-products of the AD process) which is discharged from the digester.
Source: United States Enviromental Protection Agency
https://www.epa.gov/agstar/how-does-anaerobic-digestion-work
How Does A Materials Recovery Facility Work?
A Materials Recovery Facility, MRF, is where recycling goes after it is picked up by a hauler. Multiple haulers can use the same MRF, as they are usually not hauler specific facilities. The visual below shows the process of how a mixed recycling stream is sorted at a MRF.
Source: DakotaValley Recycling
