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- Title
Household waste generation and characteristic in Iskandar Malaysia: current and projection.
- Authors
I. S., Cindy Lee; Noor, Z. Z.; Phang, F. A.; Ho, C. S.
- Abstract
Iskandar Malaysia, a rapidly developing zone in Johor Bahru, faces the challenge of growing household waste generation. This study aims to determine the average daily household waste generation rate, composition and project the waste generation in Iskandar Malaysia at the years to come. 100 households/respondents in the area were selected using structured survey. Results showed that major waste compositions are food waste (49.7%), miscellaneous waste (18.0%), paper waste (11.7%), plastic waste (7.4%), glass waste (3.9%), garden waste (3.1%), metal waste (2.7%), textile (1.2%), rubber waste (0.8%), leather waste (0.8%) and hazardous waste (0.4%). The average daily household waste generation rate per household was 1.24 kg/household/day. Furthermore, household waste is the main contributor (68%) of the total waste generation reported in Iskandar Malaysia. Projection of the household waste generation in future also showed that household waste generation would continue to increase along with the number of population. Therefore, to put up a sustainable waste management plan in Iskandar Malaysia, reduction on household waste needed to be put in more efforts.
- Subjects
MALAYSIA; FOOD industrial waste; PLASTIC scrap; METAL wastes; SUSTAINABLE development; MANAGEMENT
- Publication
Journal of Solid Waste Technology & Management, 2015, Vol 41, Issue 4, p526
- ISSN
1088-1697
- Publication type
Article