Bukit Tagar Landfill

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Bukit Tagar Landfill (also known as Bukit Tagar Sanitary Landfill) [1] is a landfill in Bukit Tagar, Selangor. It began operations in April 2005. [1]

Located in the middle of an oil palm plantation, the landfill spans 680 hectares [2] and is used for filling municipal solid waste coming from Selangor (Selayang Municipal Council [1] and Hulu Selangor Municipal Council) [3] [1] and Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur City Hall). [1] The landfill was developed by KUB-Berjaya Enviro Sdn Bhd, [2] [4] a joint-venture company between KUB Malaysia Berhad and Berjaya Corporation Berhad [2] through a Build-Operate-Transfer scheme. [1]

It also has a treatment plant for leachate. [2]

As of 2006, Bukit Tagar Landfill could handle about 1,400 tonnes of garbage daily. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Environmental Impact Assessment" (pdf). Department of Environment Malaysia. October 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Bukit Tagar Landfill Usable For Next 40 Years". Bernama . 25 May 2007. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011.
  3. ↑ Michael, Stuart (31 July 2023). "Villagers want dumpsite near Kg Sungai Buaya to be sealed off". The Star . Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  4. 1 2 Hardy, Alfean (7 March 2006). "KUB-Berjaya commits RM120m to Bukit Tagar sanitary landfill". The Edge (Malaysia) . Archived from the original on 6 May 2007.

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