Malaysia is running out of space to bury its waste. With landfills overflowing and recycling rates still low, the Government is turning to Waste-to-Energy—or WTE—technology as a possible fix. At its core, WTE is a modern form of incineration: it burns waste at high temperatures but recovers the energy to generate electricity or heat. Not all waste incineration does that. But can burning trash ever be clean—or green? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Mageswari Sangaralingam, Chief Executive of Consumers' Association of Penang & Honorary Secretary of Sahabat Alam Malaysia.
