WASTE MANAGEMENT

Taliworks’ involvement in the waste management business started in May 2016 when it acquired a 35% equity interest in SWM Environment Holdings Sdn. Bhd. (“SWMEH”). SWMEH is a waste management and public cleansing service provider in the southern region states of Peninsular Malaysia, namely Johor, Negeri Sembilan and Melaka, established in line with the National Privatisation of Solid Waste Management. SWMEH’s wholly owned subsidiary, SWM Environment Sdn. Bhd. (“SWME”) is the concession owner for the provision of solid waste collection and public cleansing management services since 1 September 2011.

Its business covers a total geographical region of approximately 28,500 sq. km and serves a population of over 5 million. It services 26 local authorities in Negeri Sembilan (7), Melaka (4) and Johor (15) with 9,387 staff and 279 sub-contractors who collectively manage approximately 5,200 tonnes of waste per day.

As a waste management and public cleansing service provider, SWME provides waste collection and cleansing services for residential and commercial entities within the municipal jurisdictions. The collection and transportation of domestic waste, garden waste, bulky waste, and recyclables form the crux of the company’s business. Currently, the company manages a fleet of about 1,050 collection vehicles and a workforce of over 2,400 dedicated employees to provide scheduled and timely collection services. SWME averages a collection of 156,000 tonnes of waste a month with an approximate total of 1.8 million tonnes of waste collected for the year 2025.

As part of the mandatory Separation at Source (“SAS”) for recyclable items, SWME introduced a Mobile Application called “KITARecycle” in 2018 to encourage the public to recycle through a reward programme (i.e. accumulated recycling points (“RP”) can be redeemed for cash). The programme has attracted 152,534 participants thus far with a total of 6,695 tonnes of recyclables segregated and diverted from the landfills since its inception in 2018. The public cleansing services, which include grass cutting, drain cleaning, street sweeping, wet/dry market cleaning and beach cleansing, form an important part of the company’s scope of work and plays a critical role for the benefit of the public. A fleet of over 650 cleansing vehicles, machines, and a workforce of over 6,227 employees are deployed for the cleansing services.

In 2015, EPF acquired a 35% equity interest in SWMEH. The acquisition by Taliworks into SWMEH marks the third partnership between Taliworks and EPF.