Author: PGC

Speech by Ms Josephine Tan, General Manager of Penang Green Council on 9th April 2022 at Auditorium A, Komtar. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Penang State First Responder Training of Trainers Course in this lovely morning. I believe everyone here shares the same passion with me and also wish to help and...

Press statement by Ms Josephine Tan, General Manager of Penang Green Council on 29th March 2022 Penang Green Council is shocked and disgusted with the headlines of nation news column dated 29th March 2022 on “Penang Pauses Plastics Ban” and “Pulau Pinang Tangguh Larangan Penggunaan Beg Plastik”. These headlines are misleading and causing confusion towards...

Press Statement by Ms Josephine Tan, General Manager of Penang Green Council on 24th March 2022. For over a decade, the world has been celebrating Earth Hour by switching off non-essential lights for an hour on the last Saturday of March. This is not just an action but it is an important movement on raising...

Speech by Ms Josephine Tan, General Manager of Penang Green Council on 22 nd March 2022 at Auditorium A, Komtar. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome and thank you for joining us intoday’s launch. As we all know, environmental challenges are emerging faster than we expected. The United Nations (UN) is calling all communities to...

Speech by Ms Josephine Tan at Jalan Thamby Kechik, Butterworth on 5th March 2022. Good morning to all gathered here this morning. As an inclusive State where people are our main priority and the welfare of Penangites has always been our utmost priority, it is no exclusion even when it comes to waste management. Success...

Closing remarks by YB Phee Boon Poh, Penang State EXCO for Environment and Welfare cum Vice-Chairman of Penang Green Council during the Closing Ceremony of Pulau Gazumbo Clean-up Activity on 26th February 2022. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for joining us in this memorable ceremony. I hope everyone had a good lunch just...

Close to 800 kilograms of Plastic Waste removed in community initiative to clean up Pulau Gazumbo A community-led cleanup in the Middle Bank, a critical marine ecosystem rich in biodiversity, is among the first of many initiatives organised by Penang Green Council and recognised by leading international environmental organisation, EARTHDAY.ORG, to lay a foundation for...

L’OCCITANE’s Beauty Market is coming to Penang in a few more days! As the official partner for their Big Little Things Programme in Penang, Penang Green Council will be also taking part in the finale beauty market on 19th and 20th February at Gurney Paragon to reward Penang Green Citizens who send their beauty and care empties...