The decluttering, recycling, and upcycling trend has been building steadily since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Many have started to realise the importance of a spacious and comfortable environment as working and spending more time at home became a lifestyle. IPC Shopping Centre has established its Recycling and Buy-Back Centre (RBBC) to be a hub for sustainable waste disposal with the expansion of its recyclable range to support the community in their recycling journey.
With the Green Campaign returning for the eighth year today, the #Panta Your Trash Away campaign will take place throughout April and May to encourage individuals and families to recycle their waste.
Leveraging its Swedish heritage, IPC Shopping Centre has adopted the recycling style called ‘panta’, which means handing something in and getting money in return. In Sweden, it is common to deposit plastic bottles and aluminium cans in a collection machine at supermarkets and receive instant monetary rewards.
During the campaign, shoppers will receive double rewards consisting of cash backs and exclusive gifts when they recycle a minimum weight (8kg) of paper, plastic, or aluminium at the RBBC.
“Many Malaysians have taken it upon themselves to declutter their homes in the past year. However, the unwanted items often end up in the trash due to reasons that include the inconvenience of dropping them off at a recycling centre, many recycling centres only accepting certain types of waste, or lack of incentives for recycling. This results in the concerning level of pile up at landfills,” said Mark Tan, Marketing Manager of IPC Shopping Centre.
IPC Shopping Centre is a Green Building Index certified shopping centre. Their continuous efforts to reduce environmental footprint through the RBBC and its sustainable way of managing the centre has been implemented since its redevelopment in 2017. Other efforts include:
- Solar panels and energy-saving bulbs installation to minimize electricity consumption
- Rooftop rainwater harvesting system for irrigation
- Real plant landscape inside the centre to regulate temperature
- Recycle bins within the centre to encourage shoppers to do their part for the environment
Recognised for these continuous innovations and improved efforts, IPC Shopping Centre has also been recently awarded as EdgeProp Malaysia’s Best Managed and Sustainable Property Awards (BNPA) for the retail category, just so you know.
For more information about the Green campaign and the Recycling & Buy-Back Centre, visit IPC Shopping Centre’s website!
By: Aishah Akashah Ahadiat
