The world of Tzu Chi May 2020 (Vol.122)

2020 • 05 28 The elderly residents of the Sungai Buloh Leprosy Settlement may have had their physical features debilitated by illness, but recycling custodians Leng Siew Ching and Low Sek San overcame their limited mobility to carry on the legacy of the late Wong Ping, who pioneered the settlement’s recycling initiatives in collaboration with Tzu Chi volunteers. Passing the Baton of Environmental Awareness pecial Feature By Tan Kim Hion Translated by Lee Hui Yieng Photographs courtesy of Tzu Chi KL & Selangor L ately, Sungai Buloh Leprosy Settlement resident Leng Siew Ching noticed that the volume of recyclables collected from the settlement has been dwindling. There is scarcely space in the ward to store the recyclables, so he only collects compact items such as plastic buckets, scraps of cardboard and paper and deposits them in a corner of the corridor leading to the common bathroom. “I’d promptly hand over the recyclables to the Tzu Chi volunteers during their monthly visits. We used to save recyclables enough to fill a large lorry, but now, the load barely reaches the halfway mark…” Siew Ching, who has been staying in the settlement since 1960, confided in a low voice. As fellow