UiTM Research Collaboration To Offer Ecological-Low-Cost Solution To Treat Organic Waste In Landfills

SHAH ALAM, 14 JULY 2022 – Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) have collaborated with industry research partners to develop a solution to treat organic waste in landfills. This environmentally-friendly and low-cost solution uses insects like the Black Soldier Fly to recycle organic waste in landfills, reuse old landfills and also treat wastewater.
The collaboration was revealed at the exchange of Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between UiTM and Berjaya Enviropark Sdn Bhd as well as Entomo Agroindustrial from Spain. UiTM was represented by its Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Datuk Ts. Dr Hajah Roziah Mohd Janor, while Berjaya EnviroParks Sdn Bhd was represented by Senior Managing Director, Peter Wong and Entomo Agroindustrial was represented by its Director of Science, Juan Cortés. The event was held at UiTM Canseleri Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin today.