JOHOR BARU: More than 500 tonnes of solid waste, including damaged mattresses and cabinets, are expected to be dumped due to the Johor floods.

SWM Environment Sdn Bhd corporate general manager Mohd Norlisam Mohd Nordin said more than 250 tonnes of solid waste have been collected across five days starting last Friday (March 21) so far.

“The waste, mostly consisting of mattresses, cabinets and bed frames, were collected in areas like Johor Baru, Iskandar Puteri, Kota Tinggi, Kulai and Kluang.