PETALING JAYA, 30 September 2025 – OSK Foundation, in collaboration with the Global Environment Centre (GEC), and with support of Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ), Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT), Petaling District Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID Petaling) and Kawasan Rukun Tetangga (KRT) Program Perumahan Rakyat Lembah Subang 1 (PPR Lembah Subang 1) successfully organised a community Clean-Up initiative at PPR Lembah Subang 1 on 27 September 2025 in conjunction with 2025 Hari Cuci Malaysia as well World Rivers Day.
The event saw the participation of 300 people including local communities, OSK Group’s employees, representative from government agencies as well as local NGOs, alongside volunteers, working together to clean up and beautify the residential surroundings. Volunteers engaged in a range of activities including rubbish and drain cleaning, park and car park clean-up, railing and mural painting and a waste audit exercise, all aimed at promoting a cleaner, healthier and more sustainable living environment together with awareness/education activities for kids and youth like storytelling, drawing and colouring competition.
The Clean-Up was officiated by Petaling Jaya Mayor Haji Mohamad Zahri Samingon witnessed by representatives from OSK Foundation, GEC, Zon 4 PJ Councillor and DID Petaling. Their presence underscored the importance of collaborative efforts between government, non-profit organisations, corporates and communities (Public Private Partnership) in promoting sustainable urban living.
By the end of the day, volunteers successfully:
- Collected 347 kilogrammes of waste from common areas, drains and parks;
- Painted and refurbished 120 metres of railing around the monsoon drain area; and
- Audited 10 categories of waste to support better recycling and waste management practices.
Annually, the last Saturday of September is designated as “Hari Cuci Malaysia” (HCM) by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT), a national programme is aligned with United Nations’ (UN) initiative, in conjunction with World Clean Up Day celebrated every 20 September globally, to address the escalating issue of waste pollution worldwide.
In his speech, Haji Mohamad Zahri affirmed the joint efforts to empower the PPR Lembah Subang 1 community through this initiative. “Hopefully, with renewed zeal from Hari Cuci Malaysia, this activity will inspire us put in genuine efforts to avoid polluting our waterbodies to ensure cleaner and better water flow and safeguard the river ecosystem.”
“Caring for the environment begins in our own neighbourhoods. Today’s clean-up is not just about collecting rubbish, but about building a sense of pride and responsibility among communities, especially our younger generation. We are grateful to our fellow employees, GEC, volunteers, partners and the PPR Lembah Subang 1 community for coming together with such spirit and energy. It is only through these collective efforts that we can create cleaner, healthier spaces for everyone to enjoy,” said Cheryl Ong, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), OSK Foundation.
GEC River Care Programme Manager, Dr Kalithasan Kailasam commended the OSK Foundation, KPKT, MBPJ and DID Petaling as well as the volunteers and PPR community for their enthusiasm to collaborate for this initiative as part of World Rivers Day 2025
“GEC has long been at the forefront of championing partnerships for the environment across all stakeholders. Today’s event is yet another fine example of why this is important to drive long-term sustainability in our efforts. We hope that all who are gathered here will take the cue to replicate these efforts and aim for more regular clean-up activities – not just here but our own neighbourhoods and others in need of support,” he said.
Hari Cuci Malaysia 2025 is a nationwide mega clean-up programme based on the concept of integrated gotong-royong activities across the country. It covers the cleaning of public spaces, the closure of illegal dumpsites, the implementation of recycling campaigns and raising awareness on the reduction of single-use plastics. Through this programme, KPKT set two records which were the Largest Gotong-Royong Participation, involving 100,817 participants nationwide, and the Most Used Cooking Oil Collected in a Single Day, which amounted to 27,679.31kg with sales value of RM79,684.56.
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