By: Rosli Mansor Ahmad Razali
IPOH – 35 textile recycling bins have been placed across the Ipoh City Council (MBI) administration area, including nine at Shell stations, as well as in supermarkets, residential areas and schools, with 53,822 kilograms of used clothing recycled between June and October 2025.
MBI allocates RM30 million annually for solid waste disposal citywide and has partnered with Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn. Bhd. and Life Line Clothing (M) Sdn. Bhd. to implement the used clothing recycling programme.
Ipoh Mayor, Zamakhshari Hanipah, said the initiative is part of the Local Agenda 21 Programme 2025 and aligns with the Ipoh Doughnut Economics: A City Portrait in Action (2025–2030), which emphasises the concept of a circular economy.
“Maximising reuse and recycling can reduce pollution, lower greenhouse gas emissions and build a sustainable economic ecosystem,” he said.
The programme supports several national policies, including the 40 per cent recycling rate target by 2025 under the Twelfth Malaysia Plan, the 3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) practice, and the Circular Economy Blueprint for Solid Waste (2025–2035).
Zamakhshari also announced that Life Line Clothing has become the fifth strategic partner under MBI’s Circular Economy Programme, following Edsha Solution (e-waste), Biovisma (used cooking oil), Tetra Pak (beverage cartons), and Thowlee Recycle (used tyres).
He expressed hope that more companies would support the city’s sustainability agenda, in line with the vision of ‘Ipoh, a Smart and Sustainable City.’
