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2023 JULY - SEPTEMBER ISSUE 23

PTP LAUNCHES ECO LESTARI PROGRAMME PTP ORGANISES THE 3R PROGRAMME

PTP and JPA continue to empower the culture of environmental PTP together with JPA and Kelab Alami
preservation amongst the local community with the launching Mukim Tanjung Kupang organised a special environmental
of Eco Lestari Programme, together with the Ministry of activity with the community on 16 August 2023. The 3R
Education and a local NGO, Kelab Alami Mukim Tanjung Kupang. (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) Programme is part of the
The Programme is a series of environmental programmes company’s continuous and sustainable CSR programme to
focusing on changing the culture/mindset of the community promote the conservation, restoration and rehabilitation of
environmental ecosystems.
on preserving the environment to build sustainable green
communities through environmentally friendly practices. During the programme, the students were exposed to
3R-related activities including waste management and
A total of 24 volunteers and 30 potential students from impact on the environment, organic and inorganic materials
Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Pendas Laut, SK Tg Kupang decomposition activity, 3R audit and other fun and insightful
and Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Tg Adang games led by coaches and volunteers from PTP and Kelab
as ambassadors of the programme called ECO Warriors, Alami Mukim Tanjung Kupang.
where they will be exposed to comprehensive theoretical and
practical knowledge about environmental sustainability by
Kelab Alami, a Mukim Tanjung Kupang local initiative that
works to enable the local community.

PTP ORGANISES MANGROVE EXCURSION PROGRAMME

PTP has collaborated with JPA and Kelab Alami Mukim Tanjung
Kupang to organise a meaningful environmental activity
with the community called a Mangrove Excursion.
NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATION AND MANGROVE
PLANTING EVENT During the programme, the students were exposed to
various related activities including learning about mangrove
Northport took part in the ‘2023 National Day Celebration plants – regarding types, leaves, tree structures, the habitat
and Mangrove Planting Event’ organised by the Port Klang surrounding the mangrove, the importance of mangroves as
rubbish trappers and reducing erosion. The students also did
Authority (PKA) to commemorate PKA’s 60 anniversary. a presentation on what they observed during the excursion
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The event was launched by YBrs. Tpr. Puan Hjh. Noraini with Kelab Alami, together with the volunteers from PTP
Roslan, President of the Klang Municipal Council, and JPA.
with plans to rehabilitate neglected areas and plant new
mangrove saplings as part of PKA’s and port operator’s CSR
programme.