Laporan Aktiviti CETDEM Hari Organik #10

Laporan Aktiviti CETDEM Hari Organik #10 yang telah berlangsung pada Sabtu, 23^hb Jun 2012 di SS2 Petaling Jaya.

Green habits begin at home

Well done: Puasa (fifth from left) participated in the tree-planting exercise.

TEACHING our children to care for the environment will make a difference in the immediate neighbourhood or township they live in.

Petaling Jaya City deputy mayor Puasa Mohd Taib said children were aware of the need to care for trees and forests.

“Parents must guide them on conservation and inculcate habits that will protect the environment.

“Young children with good habits such as saving water while brushing their teeth or turning off the switch when the computer is not in use will grow up loving the environment, thus reducing the carbon footprint,” he said.

Urban parks connected by bicycle lanes

PETALING JAYA: Damansara Damai’s four Urban Park Forest will be connected via a 60km bicycle lane under PJ City Cycleways Networks which aim  to build dedicated lanes for cyclists around the city.

Dr Tai (right), Ahmad Khalif (centre) and Dr Mohamed Mustafa signing the MoU at Urban Park 2, Damansara Damai, on Tuesday.

“Our planning department is  working on the plans and sorting out the necessary documents. We hope to get it ready by next year,” said Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) deputy mayor Puasa Mohd Taib.

Council allocates more money under the green rebate scheme

PETALING Jaya City Council (MBPJ) is showing it means business in making the city greener, by dangling a RM100,000 carrot for property owners in 2012.

The amount for the Low-Carbon Green Rebate Assessment Scheme has increased from the RM50,000 set aside last year.

For the environment: (From left) Puasa, Khairul and Lee at the launch.

The scheme, introduced in 2011, is aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of Petaling Jaya’s denizens by curbing water and electricity wastage.

PJ council offers ‘green’ rebates

Petaling Jaya councillors cycling to work on Car-Free Day last year

THE Petaling Jaya City Council will offer assessment rebates of up to 100 per cent to house owners who observe the six key green components.

The council has set the key components to help residents focus on their green efforts. The components include the usage of energy, water, waste management, transportation, bio-diversity and other creative initiatives.

“I encourage everyone to practise at least three of the six green initiatives,” said Petaling Jaya mayor Datuk Mohamad Roslan Sakiman.

He recently announced that 45 households have received assessment rebates for their green initiatives this year.

PILOT PROJECT: The bins called 3R Boxes, run on 50 watts of solar power

WITHIN the next six months, city  folk will see new solar-powered recycling bins in the city. Known as the 3R Box, the bins will also act as an advertising tool to promote recycling. It will be placed in public places such as busy walkways.

This is to encourage the public to help reduce, reuse and recycle.

The pilot project in the city was launched by mayor Datuk Mohamad Roslan Sakiman at the Petaling Jaya City Council. Also present was Selangor executive council member Elizabeth Wong.

The public can throw recyclable items such as paper, aluminium cans, batteries and plastic bottles into the box which has four compartments for the items.

Kotak 3R Ceriakan Kempen Kitar Semula Petaling Jaya

BY HAFIZAN TAIB – MAY 29, 2012

PETALING JAYA, 29 MEI : Kempen kitar semula oleh Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya (MBPJ) lebih menarik perhatian kali ini dengan kotak 3R tenaga solar baru.

Bukan sahaja rupanya yang mencuri perhatian, kotak tersebut boleh ditaja oleh syarikat-syarikat swasta untuk menjadi papan iklan sekaligus menjadikannya satu bahan untuk program tanggungjawab sosial korporat (CSR).

Datuk Bandar Petaling Jaya, Datuk Mohamad Roslan Sakiman berkata diharapkan kotak 3R ini akan memberi lebih peluang kepada warga Petaling Jaya untuk mempratikan budaya kitar semula dengan betul.

Think, reduce, reuse and recycle

Dr Gary William Theseira urges city folk to re-evaluate energy use within their living and working structures.

SAVE ENERGY:MBPJ organises a talk to guide city folk towards consuming less energy in everyday tasks

CITY folk are encouraged to retrofit their homes to channel wastewater into the sewer instead of the drains. This will help minimise river pollution.

They are  also encouraged to collect rainwater to water their plants and for other uses. This will help reduce flash floods in the city.

Such ideas were shared with heads of residents’ associations during a talk entitled “Climate Change — Related to Local Council and the Community”. It was organised by the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) in conjunction with Earth Day.

Council to upgrade all urban parks

CITY CYCLEWAYS:Inter-connected network of cycling lanes to be created in PJ to ensure the safety of cyclists

Datuk Mohamad Roslan Sakiman (in blue sweater) and Datuk Mustapha Kamal (front row, left) doing the aerobic dance. Pic by Sugumaran Suppiah

MORE than 400 residents of Damansara Damai and its neighbouring areas participated in the PJ Green Ride Event recently. The event, organised by the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ), saw participants raring to ride their bikes as early as 7.30am at the Urban Park (1) nearby.

Communities needed to care for parks

I REFER to the letter in StarMetro titled “Don’t let our parks die.”

We welcome feedback and views from the public that help bring good to communities.

In response, we wish to inform that the Kelab Sahabat Taman Aman ( Friends of Taman Aman) was registered with the Registrar of Society in July last year.