Bukit Tagar Landfill
{{Short description|Landfill in Selangor, Malaysia}}
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Bukit Tagar Landfill (also known as Bukit Tagar Sanitary Landfill){{cite web |title=Environmental Impact Assessment |url=https://enviro2.doe.gov.my/ekmc/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/14-CHAPTER-1-INTRODUCTION-BAM-XKA-COMMENT-070819.pdf |website=Department of Environment Malaysia |format=pdf |date=October 2019}} is a landfill in Bukit Tagar, Selangor. It began operations in April 2005.
Located in the middle of an oil palm plantation, the landfill spans 680 hectares{{cite news |title=Bukit Tagar Landfill Usable For Next 40 Years |url=http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/state_news/news.php?id=264126&cat=ct |work=Bernama |date=25 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524125536/http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/state_news/news.php?id=264126&cat=ct |archive-date=24 May 2011}} and is used for filling municipal solid waste coming from Selangor (Selayang Municipal Council and Hulu Selangor Municipal Council){{cite news |last1=Michael |first1=Stuart |title=Villagers want dumpsite near Kg Sungai Buaya to be sealed off |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2023/07/31/villagers-want-dumpsite-near-kg-sungai-buaya-to-be-sealed-off |access-date=9 January 2025 |work=The Star |date=31 July 2023}} and Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur City Hall). The landfill was developed by KUB-Berjaya Enviro Sdn Bhd,{{cite news |last1=Hardy |first1=Alfean |title=KUB-Berjaya commits RM120m to Bukit Tagar sanitary landfill |url=http://www.theedgedaily.com/cms/content.jsp?id=com.tms.cms.article.Article_d49f76b3-cb73c03a-1f47ae80-47869ab7 |work=The Edge (Malaysia) |date=7 March 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070506014019/http://www.theedgedaily.com/cms/content.jsp?id=com.tms.cms.article.Article_d49f76b3-cb73c03a-1f47ae80-47869ab7 |archive-date=6 May 2007}} a joint-venture company between KUB Malaysia Berhad and Berjaya Corporation Berhad through a Build-Operate-Transfer scheme.
It also has a treatment plant for leachate.
As of 2006, Bukit Tagar Landfill could handle about 1,400 tonnes of garbage daily.
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Further reading
- {{cite journal|title=Bukit Tagar Landfill|publisher=Tonkin + Taylor|format=PDF|url=http://tonkin.co.nz/projects/pdfs/BukitTagarLandfill.pdf|date=2008-08-18|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014090558/http://tonkin.co.nz/projects/pdfs/BukitTagarLandfill.pdf|archive-date=2008-10-14}}
- {{cite conference |title=LEACHATE GENERATION AND TREATMENT AT THE BUKIT TAGAR LANDFILL, MALAYSIA |author1=A. P. KORTEGAST |author2=S. F. ELDRIDGE |author3=B. A. RICHARDS |author4=S. YONG |author5=E. T. CHOCK |author6=A. BRYCE |author7=H. ROBINSON |author8=M. CARVILLE |name-list-style=amp |date=2007 |book-title=Eleventh International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, 1–5 October 2007, S. Margherita di Pula, Cagliari, Italy |url=http://warrr.org/81/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416041632/http://warrr.org/81/ |archive-date=16 April 2013 }}
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Category:Infrastructure completed in 2005
Category:2005 establishments in Malaysia
Category:Hulu Selangor District
Category:Buildings and structures in Selangor
Category:Environment of Malaysia
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