A total of 2,093 illegal dumpsites have been closed involving an estimated clean-up cost of RM1.6 million in 2023, said Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming.

He said the operation of cleaning and closing illegal dumpsites carried out in seven states through the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act 2007 [Act 672], involved cleaning up a total of 6,410 tonnes of waste.

“Within one year of the Madani government, we have...