Should private-sector concessionaires appointed by the federal government handle solid waste management and public cleansing in Penang, effectively removing responsibility for these tasks from the state government and local authorities? If that happens, does it mean Penangites will enjoy a cleaner environment, or the reverse?
The cabinet has decided that solid waste management (SWM) and public cleansing (PC) be privatised throughout Malaysia. Some states, including Penang, are resisting such centralisation.
