DANIDA. Solid Waste Management Component. Report on Illegal Dumpsites Identification in Selected Areas of Majlis Daerah Hulu Selangor

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1 DANIDA Ministry of Housing and Local Government Danish International Development Assistance DANIDA (ref 104Malaysia1MFS86) Malaysia Government / DANIDA Solid Waste Management Component Report on Illegal Dumpsites Identification in Selected Areas of Majlis Daerah Hulu Selangor May 2007

2 DANIDA (ref 104Malaysia1MFS86) Malaysia Government / DANIDA Solid Waste Management Component Report on Illegal Dumpsites Identification in Selected Areas in Majlis Daerah Hulu Selangor May 2007 DocNo : SWMC_TEC_ Illegal dumpsites in areas near MD Hulu Selangor Revision : Issue : 02 Date of Issue : 11/05/07 Author : TLC, CSL Checked : Approved :

3 Malaysian Government / DANIDA Solid Waste Management Component ( ) Table of Contents 1 Introduction 5 2 Findings from the Site Verification 7 Appendices Appendix 1: Summary from the findings from Phase I of the study 15 Appendix 2: Photos Taken in Phase I of the Study 16 Appendix 3: Photos Taken in Phase II(a) of the Study 20 Appendix 4: Photos Taken in Phase II(b) of the Study 37

4 Malaysian Government / DANIDA Solid Waste Management Component ( ) Abbreviations DANIDA GIS GPS IRBM LA MACRES MDHS MHLG SMI Danish International Developmnt Assistance Geographical Information System Global Positioning System Integrated River Basin Management Local Authority Malaysia Centre of Remote Sensing Majlis Daerah Hulu Selangor Ministry of Housing and Local Government Small and Medium Industries

5 5/52 1 Introduction Many cases of illegal dumps are reported to Local Authorities (LAs) and some of these dumps are big Some of the illegal dumped wastes found at isolated areas are linked to industries wastes A lot of these areas are unknown As a result, it is very important to understand the current situation of waste disposal in the country in order to produce more accurate and updated information on landfill and illegal dumpsites As a point of departure, Selangor River Basin has been selected as pilot area for landfill and illegal dumpsite verification There are 3 LAs covering Selangor River Basin areas, namely Majlis Daerah Hulu Selangor (MDHS), Majlis Daerah Kuala Selangor and Majlis Daerah Selayang (Figure 1) In order to narrow down the study, areas covered under MDHS have been selected The purpose for selecting MDHS is because of another Danish International Development Assistance (DANIDA) project on Integrated River Basin Management (IRBM), where some data on landfill sites and other information is available There are 3 zones under MDHS and they are North zone, Central zone and Southern zone According to the officers-in-charged, Southern Zone is the zone where most cases of illegal dumps were reported This maybe caused by more new development activities in the area which generate more construction and demolition wastes Whereas in Central and Northern Zones, less cases of illegal dumps were reported as these two zones are not new and have less development acticities The illegal dumps found in the areas are all at small scale and are mainly found at the road side or some back areas of abandoned housing or industrial area No big scale illegal dump was found by the LA

6 6/52 Figure 1: Area for Illegal Dumpsites Identification

7 7/52 2 Findings from the Site Verification The study was divided into two (2) phases For Phase I, 5 sites verification to all 3 different zones were carried out from the period of October until November 2006 For Phase II, 8 visits to selected areas in Bukit Beruntung of Southern Zone were carried out from December 2006 to April 2007 for detailed verification 21 Summary from the Findings of Phase I In general, most of the illegal dumps found are construction and demolition, commercial, industries, bulky and garden wastes (Table 1 and Figure 2) Table 1/ Figure 2: Type of Waste in the Illegal Dumpsites Type of waste % Construction and Demolition Wastes 393 Industrial and Commercial Wastes 332 Garden Wastes 95 Bulky Wastes 70 Garden 10% Type of waste deposited (%) Domestic & Others 11% Bulky 7% Industrial & Commercial 33% Construction & Demolition 39% Domestic and Other Wastes 110 Figure 2: Chart for type of waste There was no major illegal dump of domestic wastes identified as the domestic wastes collection and disposal systems are well in place Illegal burning grounds were found for burning of wastes that are likely to be industrial wastes as well as scrap tyres Some wastes found were obviously industrial wastes, such as plastic stickers and ceramics etc In addition, some wastes were likely to be hazardous wastes from general observation (Photos 1 and 2) Detailed summary from the findings is attached in Appendix 1

8 8/52 Photo 1 to 2: Illegal Wastes Found Likely to be Hazardous Wastes Even though the dumps identified were not in big scale, the amount of wastes dumped was significant Within a short survey period of only 5 days in limited areas of Hulu Selangor areas, a total of 87 illegal dumping spots were found Based on a rough estimation by volume of the wastes in relation to number of trucks required to clean the wastes, the total quantity of illegal dumped wastes in the locations identified was estimated to be about 9855 tonnes (3285 truck loads of 3 tonnes truck) All the 87 spots of illegal dumps were lumped together by area, and the estimations of the volume of waste dumps in specific areas of the 3 zones after are shown in Table 2 Table 2: Estimation of Volume for Illegal Dumpsites Found Illegal Dump Site Area Location Estimated Volume (3 tones truck) Hulu Yam Baru N E Ulu Yam Perdana N E Pusat Kalumpang perindustrian N 03º38641 E 101º Kampung Baru Sejantung N Jalan Kantan VJ WMR Jalan Jejarum VJ WMR Tmn Musabika Sg Limau N E Jln Kamunting 4 VJ WMR Bukit Beruntung TOTAL 3285 Note: Results from only 5 ground surveys in limited areas of Hulu Selangor

9 9/52 Global Positioning System (GPS) readings for all the dumpsites found in Phase I of the study were gathered and digitised into Geographical Information System (GIS) as shown in Figure 3 In addition, the photos taken during the field surveys were shown in Appendix 2 Figure 3: Locations of Illegal Dumpsites Identified in Phase I of the Study

10 10/52 Photos 3 to 6: Examples of Illegal Dumps Found 22 Summary from the Findings of Phase II Upon completion of the study in Phase I, decision was made to continue the study to greater detail, where a specific area within a determined boundary was visited to identify the illegal dumpsites to the greatest details Satellite map of Hulu Selangor areas was obtained from Malaysia Centre for Remote Sensing (MACRES) for detailed site surveys in Phase II of the study Bukit Beruntung areas in the Southern Zone of Hulu Selangor were selected, and these areas were further divided into two as shown in Figure 4 below, where the areas in red box (Phase I(a)) were studied on 7 th, 8 th, 13 th and 15 th March respectively, and it was extended to areas in green box (Phase II(b)) which were studied on 23rd, 27th, 29th and 4th April 2007 The total area covered for Phase II(a) was about 15 km 2, while Phase II(b) covers another total area of about 18 km 2 This sums up the total studied areas in Phase II to approximately 33 km 2

11 11/52 Phase II(b) Phase II(a) Figure 4: Study Areas (Bukit Beruntung) in Phase II of the Study In general, significant amounts of illegal dumps were found in the study areas, but mostly at smaller scale of one or few truckloads of 3 tonnes lorry A total of 34 spots of illegal dumps were found in the areas as shown in Figure 5 Most of the illegal dumps found are construction and demolition, industries, commercial, as well as bulky and garden wastes Rough estimation on the volume of the illegal dump spots identified in Phase II shows that the total waste was at least 2535 tonnes (based on estimation of 845 truck loads of 3 tonnes lorry) It should be noted that several additional locations in the areas were suspected to be illegal dumping sites especially in the outskirt of residential and commercial areas (behind bushes), however these areas were not accessible by normal vehicle (2-wheel motor car) Investigations to these spots will be carried out by using a 4-wheel drive vehicle in the future survey plan Some details of the findings from Phase II surveys are attached in Appendices 3 and 4 respectively

12 12/52 Illegal dump spots identified Suspected areas of illegal dump (not accessible at the moment) Figure 5: Illegal Dump Spots Identified in Phase II of the Study 23 Preliminary Conclusion a) Quantity of Illegal Dumped Wastes Rough estimations for the findings from Phase II show that a total of 2535 tonnes of wastes were found illegally dumped within an area of 33km 2 in Bukit Beruntung area of Hulu Selangor This indicates a rough figure of approximately 77 tonnes of illegal dumped wastes within each km 2 By assuming that the illegal dumps are having an average cycle of 6 months, therefore it can be estimated that about 140 tonnes of illegal dumps happened within the 33km 2 areas surveyed everyday, or approximately 427 kg/km 2 /day The total area of the entire MDHS is 12,277 km 2, in which the bigger portion of the area is green area (either natural green areas or plantations) With assumptions that only 30% of the total areas are developed areas, the possible illegal dumped wastes in the whole MDHS areas is estimated based on the computation as follows: 30% of total areas = 3,6831 km 2 3,6831 km 2 x 427 kg/km 2 /day = 1573 tonnes/day

13 13/52 However, the time period for the identified illegal dumps to happen is difficult to be justified, meaning that the duration for the accumulation of illegal dumps are unknown This is due to the reason that some of these dumps have already occurred for quite some time, while some are relatively new after occationally cleaning done by the LA Upon the completion of this report, the survey will be continued on a regular basis to the hotspot areas to monitor the generation rate of the illegal dumps b) Types and Sources of Illegal Dumped Wastes From general observation, it was found that the illegal dumped wastes in Hulu Selangor areas mainly consist of construction, industrial and commercial wastes Some domestic wastes were also found especially bulky wastes The generation sources of these wastes were therefore suspected to be from contractors of housing renovation, developers, industries, commercial as well as domestic households Information from the LA reveals that some of the illegal dumping activities in the areas were transboundary or done by waste generators from other areas For example, when trucks are transporting goods from Penang to Kuala Lumpur or the other way round, some wastes are dumped in Hulu Selangor areas illegally Another main concern identified is that some of the wastes illegally dumped are hazardous wastes, which are highly polluting and supposed to be disposed off to Kualiti Alam However, as the LA or waste contractors of the LA in particular, have very little knowledge on the hazardous wastes, they therefore collected all the illegal dumped wastes including the harzardous waste and disposed them to the domestic landfills The survey is currently on-going focussing on the hotspots of illegal dump areas of Phase II Further findings from the survey will be reported in the coming reports

14 14/52 APPENDICES

15 15/52 Appendix 1: Summary from the findings from Phase I of the Study No Location Names Estimated Volume (3 tonnes truck) Construction & Demolition Type of waste deposited (%) Industrial & Commercial Garden 1 Hulu Yam Bharu Hulu Yam Perdana Pusat Perindustrian Kalumpang Bulky Domestic/ Others Possible sources 1 Residential 2 Commercial 3 Renovation 1 Commercial 2 Industries 3 Construction 1 Residential 2 Commercial 3 Industries 4 Construction 5 Garden 4 Kg Baru Sejantung Residential 5 Jalan Kantan Jalan Jejarum Jalan Jejarum Jalan Jejarum Tmn Musabika Jln Kamunting Bukit Beruntung 240 Total Residential 2 Commercial 3 Industries 4 Construction 1 Industries 2 Construction 1 Commercial 2 Industries 3 Construction 1 Residential 2 Industries 3 Construction 1 Commercial 2 Industries 3 Construction 1 Commercial 2 Industries 3 Construction 1 Commercial 2 Industries 3 Construction

16 Appendix 2: Photos Taken in Phase I of the Study 16/52 Illegal dumps at the back of Bukit Beruntung Golf Club Dumps down the valley Illegal dumps of commercial wastes along the road site of Jalan Kamunting 4 Road heading to a hidden area for illegal dump at Jalan Kamunting 4 Illegal dumps of construction wastes (concrete and bricks) Illegal dumps of construction wastes (wood and some pipes)

17 17/52 Burning ground of illegal wastes (likely to be industrial wastes) Illegal dumps of rubber wastes from industry Illegal dumps of industrial wastes (rubber cover for cables) Illegal dumps of industrial wastes (plastic stickers and others) Wastes found likely to be hazardous waste Wastes found likely to be hazardous waste Illegal dumps of industrial wastes (plastic packaging materials) Illegal dumps of industrial wastes (plastic moulding materials)

18 18/52 Illegal dumps of bulky wastes and scrap tyres Illegal dump behind bushes Illegal dumps of wastes from commercial entities Illegal dumps of scrap vehicles Illegal dumps of wastes from commercial entities / industries Illegal dumps of wastes found, likely to be hazardous waste Illegal dumps of commercial and industrial wastes along the road Illegal dumps of industrial wastes

19 19/52 Illegal dumps of wastes from commercial entities (Video Game Machines) Illegal dumps of industrial wastes Illegal dump from commercial / industries Illegal dump from commercial / industries Illegal dump of construction wastes (Broken Tiles) Illegal dump of scrap tyres Abandoned industrial area at Jalan Kenanga (Many similar abandoned housing and industrial areas in Southern Zone of MDHS)

20 Appendix 3: Photos Taken in Phase II(a) of the Study 20/52 Date: 7 th March 2007 Time: 1215pm (Survey on Area I) Main Landuse of the Site Types Estimated Occupancy Residential Semi-Detached 30% Bungalow 30% Apartment 20% Flat 10% Terrace 30% Cosmetics - Industry (Small and Medium Food - Industry (SMI)) Plastics - Aluminium - Chemical - Glass - Commercial / Businesses - 10% Findings 1 There is an Orang Asli village 2 Some of the illegal dumping sites had been cleaned up, such as waypoints 107 and Some of the big companies set up their warehouse in this area, such as APM Plastic, and UEM Builder 4 There is an abandoned developing project Photo taken at waypoint 106 Used containers found behind a factory shop lot in Bukit Beruntung: Workers doing refill at the other end of the shop Estimated volume is one truckload of 3 tons lorry

21 21/52 Date: 8 th March 2007 Time: 100pm (Survey on Area II) Main Landuse of the Site Residential Commercial / Businesses Findings Types Estimated Occupancy Single storey 80% Bungalows 30% Restaurants Motor shops 30% Mini market Bird nest farming 1 There are two schools in this area 2 Most of the residential areas are occupiers 3 Some small scales illegal dumps of construction wastes and commercial wastes are found 4 There is a car workshop here Some of the scrap vehicles are found in the field

22 22/ Photo taken at waypoint 112 The construction waste at one end of residential area Estimated volume is one turckload of 3 tons lorry 126 to Photos taken at waypoint 115 Photos taken at the same street behind the shop lot (abandoned) Construction, domestic and chemical wastes Estimated volume is one truckload of 3 tons lorry to Photos taken at waypoint 118 Found from the same street There is a car workshop Some of the wastes are obviously from the workshop Estimated volume is 15 truckload of 3 tons lorry 133

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24 134 to Photos taken at waypoint 119 Illegal dumped wastes at the same street of the shop lot Construction, polystyrene, wood, and used car Estimated volume of 2 truckloads of 3 tons lorry 24/ to Photos taken at waypoint 120 Construction wastes, some package of unknown materials Estimated volume 2 truckloads of 3 tons lorry 146

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26 26/ to Photos taken at waypoint 122 Wastes found are wood, cable, and some package of unknown material Estimated volume is 3 truckloads of 3 tons lorry to Photos taken at waypoint 123 Wastes found are construction waste, wood Estimated volume is 35 truckloads of 3 tons lorry 161

27 27/ Photo taken at waypoint 124 Used tyre, wood, papers were found Estimated volume is 35 truckloads of 3 tons lorry to Photos taken at waypoint 126 Wastes found include used carpet Estimated volume is 3 truckloads of 3 tons lorry Photos taken at waypoint 127 Scrap vehicles were found Estimated volume is 20 truckloads of 3 tons lorry

28 28/52 Date: 13 th March 2007 Time: 130pm (Survey on Area III) Main Landuse of the Site Residential Commercial / Businesses Findings Types Estimated Occupancy Bungalow 30% Apartment 40% Flat 80% Double story terrace 90% Abandoned 0% 1 There is a signboard shows the way to Tapak Pelupusan Sisa Pepejal next to the high way exit 2 Most of the bungalow lots are abandoned 3 Illegal dumps at small scales were found

29 29/ to Photos taken at waypoint 130 Construction wastes, domestic, and some industrial wastes Estimated volume is 2 truckloads of 3 tons lorry

30 30/ to Photos taken at waypoint 131 Domestic waste, paper box, wood Estimated volume is 15 truckloads of 3 tons lorry

31 31/ to Photos taken at waypoint 132 Plastics, electronic parts, textile wastes Estimated volume is 2 truckloads of 3 tons lorry 193

32 32/52 Date: 15 th March 2007 Time: 100pm (Survey on Area IV) Main Landuse of the Site Types Estimated Occupancy Residential Terrace houses 80% Flats 30% Apartments 20% Commercial / Businesses Abandoned 0% Supermarket - Plastics - Industry Engineering - Electronics and gas - Steel building system - Findings 1 There are illegal dump wastes in some of the abandoned shops Majority are plastic wastes 2 A lot of bare land 3 There is a suspect location of illegal dumping at waypoint 134 Cannot accessed by normal motor vehicle

33 33/ to Photos taken at waypoint 134 Majority wastes are construction, tyre, and tiram Wastes are along the road side Estimated volume is 5 truckloads of 3 tons lorry

34 34/ to Photos taken at waypoint 135 Majority wastes are tyre and construction There is a small amount of domestic waste Estimated volume is 4 truckloads of 3 tons lorry 215

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36 36/ to Photos taken along the road side of waypoint 136 Categories of wastes include domestic, construction and sofa Estimated volume is 3 truckloads of 3 tons lorry Photo taken at waypoint 138 Construction wastes Estimated volume is 1 truckload of 3 tons lorry 233

37 Appendix 4: Photos Taken in Phase II(b) of the Study 37/52 Date: 23 rd March 2007 Time: 1115am Main Landuse of the Site Residential Industry (SMI) Commercial / Businesses Findings Types Estimated Occupancy Apartment 60% Double storey houses 70% Single storey houses 90% Cosmetics - Food - Plastics - Aluminium - Chemical - Glass - - 5% 1 Majority shop lot in Bukit Sentosa 6 are abandoned Occupier shops are in business, such as mini market, motor workshop, car repair workshop, air-con workshop Photo 194, 195, taken at waypoint 140 Abandoned shop lot Construction waste and wood Wastes in package are debris Estimated volume is 1 truck load of 3 ton lorry

38 38/52 Photo 196 taken at waypoint 141 Abandoned shop lot Construction waste, debris, and wood Estimated volume is 1 truck load of 3 ton lorry 196 Photo 197 taken at waypoint 142 Plastic waste from industry Estimated volume is 1 truck load of 3 ton lorry

39 39/ Photo , taken at waypoint 143 Abandoned shop lot Construction waste, debris and wood Estimated volume is 2 truckload of 3 ton lorry Photo 205, 206, 207 taken next to a double story housing area, waypoint 145, suspected to have more rubbish inside There are people and vehicle inside the field when we passed by Look like unloading some things from the vehicle Construction waste is the major waste component Estimated volume is 2 truck load of 3 ton lorry 207

40 40/52 Date: 27 th March 2007 Time: 1000am (Survey on Area 2) Main Landuse of the Site Residential Industry (SMI) Commercial / Businesses Findings Types Estimated Occupancy Flat 20% Double storey houses 10% - 40% Single storrey houses 40% - 50% Cosmetics - Food - Plastics - Aluminium - Chemical - Glass - - 5% 1 Majority industrial lot in Zon Perindustrian Jalan Talipot Bukit Sentosa 9 are abandoned 2 There is one lorry mechanical shop in the industrial lot Look like lorry repair workshop 3 Occupier shops are in business, such as mini market, motor workshop, restaurant, salon These shops are facing the main road The other side of the shop lots are abandoned 4 There are a lot palm oil plantations surrounding this area

41 41/ Photo taken from waypoint 148 Majority wastes are construction waste, debris There is a sofa set found in this area Domestic waste was also found at the other end Estimated volume is 3 truck load of 3 ton lorry Wastes were found along the road side

42 42/ Photo taken from waypoint 149 This is an abandoned shop lot Wastes found here are wood boxes Some of the boxes are found in the shop lot The boxes look like packaging material for some glasses or easily breakable items Estimated volume 3 truck load of 3 ton lorry

43 43/ Photo , taken from waypoint 150 Majority waste is debris There is a new housing development area nearby These wastes maybe originated from the housing development site Estimated volume is 3 truck load of 3 ton lorry

44 44/52 Date: 29 th March 2007 Time: 1000am (Survey on Area 2) Main Landuse of the Site Residential Industry (SMI) Commercial / Businesses Findings Types Estimated Occupancy Flat 20% Double storey houses 20% - 40% Single storrey houses 60% Cosmetics - Food - Plastics - Aluminium - Chemical - Glass - - 0% 1 There is an abandoned shop lot All electric cable and water pipes are missinig 2 There is a suspected dump spot near the lake (waypoint 145)

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47 47/ Photo , taken from waypoint 151 The entire rubbish dump is found along the hidden side of the construction area Suspected more in the field Normal car cannot get into the field Major waste types are debris, plastics, polystyrene, and some domestic wastes The rocks are most probably originated from the construction side Plastics and polystyrene might be from the packaging industry Estimated volume is 3 truck load of 3 ton lorry

48 48/ Photo taken from waypoint 152 There is plastic, wood, glass and debris along the road to the abandoned shop lot Most of the wastes are dumps from the industries Estimated volume is 2 truck load of 3 ton lorry 315

49 49/ Photo taken from waypoint 153 Majority of the wastes are debris Estimated volume is 05 truck load of 3 ton lorry

50 50/52 Photo taken from waypoint 154 Debris wastes Suspect more dumping areas near the lake side Estimated volume is 1 truck load of 3 ton lorry 326

51 51/52 Date: 4 th April 2007 Time: 1000am (Survey on Area 2) Main Landuse of the Site Residential Industry (SMI) Commercial / Businesses Findings Types Estimated Occupancy Apartment 10% Double story houses 50% - 60% Single storey houses 40% - 60% Cosmetics - Food - Plastics - Aluminium - Chemical - Glass - - 0% 1 This area is surrounded by palm oil plantations 2 Two suspected sides are close to palm oil plantations 3 No commercial shoplots in this area Photo taken from waypoint 155 Majority of the wastes are wood and debris Look like construction and demolition wastes Suspected more wastes inside Estimated volume is 1 truck load of 3 ton lorry

52 52/ Photo , taken from waypoint 156 Majority of the wastes are wood and debris Some domestic wastes were also found along the area This spot is close to palm oil plantation Estimated volume is 1 truckload of 3 ton lorry