India, Nov. 14 -- Penang is leading Malaysia's recycling initiative, recording 43.25 per cent in 2017 ? a figure that was double the national recycling rate of 21 per cent.

The state has been performing fairly well in recovering materials from its households and businesses due to its existing zero-waste policies, which were enforced on June 1, 2017.

Under the policy, residents of landed properties have to place recyclables such as paper, plastic, used glass containers, and aluminium tins beside their rubbish bins for collection.

"Each Penang resident generates at least 1.1 kilogram of waste daily. Around 1,800 tonnes of waste are dumped at the Pulau Burung Landfill daily," Chew Eng Soon from the Seberang Perai City Council (MBSP), said...