Starting from the year 2011, Love Gaya Island Program, formerly known as the Friendly Community Gaya Island Program, DBKK has collaborated with non-governmental Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation and Environmental Action Committee EAC Kota Kinabalu. In this program, the residents were given special talks regarding to the practice and culture of recycling which potentially can be completed successfully.This initial step is more to provide knowledge to residents about the importance of recycling in their area. Subsequently, they have cleaner beaches and less indsicriminate waste dumping. However, the work will still go on with the support of all parties to accelerate the cleanliness rate.
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In 2013, solid waste generation in Sabah was 2,062390 kg/day where the values increase year by year while the average waste generation rate in Sabah is about 0.7 kg/capita/day.Consequently, in order to reduce the burden on Kota Kinabalu's only landfill which is Kayu Madang, DBKK has started installing a microbial decompostion food processor at Kota Kinabalu Wet Market which is Kota Kinabalu's largest day market.The technology which hails from Korea was installed on a pilot basis to serve the needs of the hawkers who peddle their food products including poulty and vegetables daily. The project was a success due to the dilligent attitude of hawkers who chose to segregate their waste properly. Consequently, the food waste from the market was halved by 50%.
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under committee of Kota Kinabalu City Hall, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) / General Incorporated Association Conference of Earth Environment from Akita City, University Malaysia Sabah and NGOs. The project will be implemented on a pilot scale in Implementation of waste segregation are in Jindo Park,Green View Park and Alam Damai Condominium respectively.
The Mottanai KK project aims:
1. To formulate the guideline for domestic waste segregation and collection
2. To reduce the amount of waste in Kota Kinabalu to extend the life span of Kayu madang landfill site
3. To reduce the leacheate problem, rats, stray dogs, and cockroaches in Kota Kinabalu because of the food waste dumped into the garbage or dustbin.
Vermicomposting technology is the technology to accelerate the composting process of organic waste such
as leaves, fruit waste, vegetables, newpaper and other organic waste to be
converted into organic fertilizer or known as vermicompost. Vermicompost can help recycle organic waste and can be used to
reduce waste production in agriculture. The vermicompost project is tied in with the solid waste management strategy plan which targets zero waste generation by 2026. The project has been implemented in DBKK's depot which was built in 2012. As a result of the vermicompost project, DBKK has managed to save labour costs, reduce tipping fees by reducing the amount of organic waste sent to Kayu Madang.
Launched on May,3 2008 at Padang Merdeka Kota Kinabalu by Honoured Datuk Seri Panglima Masidi Manjun, Sabah Tourism Culture and Environment Minister. The main objective:-
1. To make Kota Kinabalu city a clean, free litter city.
2. Educating the urban community on the methods of garbage disposal in the right place .
3. Litter Free Concept : Clean City, No Littering except in designated or proper place, that is in the dustbin
Until now, 176 zones have been declared as litter free within the city.
There will soon be free bicycles for people in the city to use as Kota Kinabalu City Hall (DBKK) starts implementing free bicycle riding services. The service was aimed at making Kota Kinabalu a clean, green and liveable city. There are a total of 150 cycles to be provided. In addition, a user only needs a smart card with a RM200 deposit to borrow a bike from the City Hall. They will get their money back after returning the bicycles. Each person gets to keep the bicycle for 24 hours. The implementation of this free ride service was also timely as the state government had recently approved the construction of a cycling lane stretching over 20km from Likas to Bukit Padang.
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A new loop bus shuttle service was made available from Kolam Centre to Damai Plaza in 2015 as part of City Hall’s bus service enhancement programme.
The bus service is provided by Blue Shuttle Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary company under Sinar Pembangunan Sdn Bhd, as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR).
The feeder bus service concept was also in line with the City Hall’s Public Transport Master Plan, which is currently being pursued by the City Hall starting with the construction of the Central Terminal in Wawasan and three other integrated terminals at the fringe of the city. The service would assist City Hall to minimize the problem of traffic congestion as the local community would no longer need to drive
Kota Kinabalu Pedestrian and Cycleway project is one of three Tourism related projects for Kota Kinabalu City that was launched by the then Prime Minister under the Sabah Development Corridor. The project consists of a Pedestrian and Cycleway track between Tanjung Aru Beach in the south, along Kota Kinabalu City’s western shore past Tanjung Aru Town
Centre, through the City’s Central Business District, along the Likas Bay foreshore and up to University Malaysia Sabah (UMS) campus in the north. It is important to the Government to strike a balance between local and visitor’s expectations, recreational cyclists vs. commuter’s needs, experienced cyclists vs. occasional and less experienced riders, young adults vs. new riders and so on. The two principal aims of the tourism project are:
§ To improve the quality of life of the residents of
Kota Kinabalu; and
§ To make Kota Kinabalu City more attractive to
tourists.
As such, the project also benefits many people in terms of the health and wellbeing of those who ride to work or for recreation and also indirectly in terms of reducing traffic congestion and increasing business opportunities
