Sustainable Waste Management in Malaysia
The waste generated in Malaysia in 2005 was 19,000 tons per day at a recycling rate of 5%. The quantity rose to 38,000 tons per day thirteen years later in 2018, despite the …
the influence of attitude, demographic profile and …
In investigating s' attitude toward recycling in Alor Setar, Malaysia, Omran et al. (2009) hypothesize that s' attitudes toward recycling are positively related to their. awareness, facilities provided, and are generally positive. The study is successful in identifying
Determinants of E-Waste Recycling in Putrajaya, Malaysia
This paper investigates ers’ attitudes to the recycling of solid wastes in one part of northern Malaysia, namely Alor Setar town, Kedah State. A postal questionnaire survey was administered to s in Alor Setar town in selected areas of high, middle and low incomes. 389 responses were obtained, a response rate of 86.4%.
Investigating s Attitude Toward Recycling of Solid …
This paper investigates ers’ attitudes to the recycling of solid wastes in one part of northern Malaysia, namely Alor Setar town, Kedah State. A postal questionnaire survey was administered to s in Alor Setar town in selected areas of high, middle and low incomes. 389 responses were obtained, a response rate of 86.4%. A personal …
Greening the Environment through Recycling: An Empirical …
companies with increasing environmental awareness (Lemos, Agarwal, 20 06). According to Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, former Prime Minister of Malaysia, the. recycling process must encompass ...
Attitude and behavioral factors in waste management in …
In Malaysia, there has not yet been any widely published research that has described contractor attitudes and behaviors regarding waste management including waste reduction, reuse and recycling. Taken together, these attitudes and behaviors are crucial to understanding how construction waste management problems might be resolved. As …
Attitude towards recycling among business undergraduate …
In Malaysia, the awareness of recycling to reduce waste among Malaysians are quite low. ... Attitude towards Recycling 5.68 1.00 Have a high positive attitude on recycling Subjective Norm 5.19 0.98 Friends play an important role in influencing respondents Perceived Behaviour Control 4.56 1.46 Have a satisfactory control over …
To Recycle or Not to Recycle: Factors Affecting …
and Kahriman-Pamuk (2019), which indicated a significant relationship between attitude and recycling attention among teachers in Turkey. Conversely, a study carried out by Mahmud and Osman (2010) among secondary school students in Malaysia indicated that attitude has a negative, significant relationship toward recycling intention.
Exploring Determinants Shaping Recycling Behavior Using …
In Malaysia, waste generation has increased manyfold over the last few decades. It was found that 64% of the waste generated is accounted for by municipal solid waste, and about 80% of the municipal solid waste contains recyclable end products [1,2].According to the latest data, waste generated in 2018 doubled …
[PDF] s' awareness, attitudes and practices …
This study examined empirically the s' awareness, attitudes and practices towards WCO recycling in Petaling District of Selangor State, Malaysia. Information on s' awareness, attitudes and practices regarding WCO reuse, recycling and disposal will give a hint on how to improve WCO management in order to …
(PDF) COMMUNITY ATTITUDE, PERCEPTION …
PDF | On Oct 1, 2019, Abdulghani Essayah Musbah Swesi and others published COMMUNITY ATTITUDE, PERCEPTION AND WILLINGNESS TOWARDS SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN MALAYSIA, CASE …
s' Awareness, Attitudes and Practices
Abstract: Cooking oil as an additive and medium of heat transfer plays a significant role in food preparation. Its attributes of providing food with good taste, colour and aroma gave it general acceptance among consumers. In recent years, huge amount
(PDF) To Recycle or Not to Recycle: Factors Affecting …
Citations (1) References (58) Figures (4) Abstract and Figures. This study explored the factors that influence recycling intentions among residents in semi-dense …
Investigating s Attitude Toward Recycling of …
This paper investigates ers' attitudes to the recycling of solid wastes in one part of northern Malaysia, namely Alor Setar town, Kedah State. A postal questionnaire survey was ...
The plastic waste problem in Malaysia: management, recycling …
3.1 Overview. Like many other countries, municipal solid wastes in Malaysia are either discarded and transported directly to landfill sites by privatised waste collection companies or separated at source for recycling purposes (Fig. 2) [].Recycled wastes are either (1) collected by scavengers and waste collectors, or (2) sent to private or charity …
Attitude and behavioral factors in waste management …
322 R.A. Begum et al. / Resources, Conservation and Recycling 53 (2009) 321–328 Table 1 Summary of studies on attitudes and behaviors regarding waste management. Themes of previous studies ...
Practitioners Recycling Attitude and Behaviour in the …
Construction waste management and recycling is widely discussed. However, at present there is still a significant amount of waste generated during the construction process. Considering this fact, this research aims to analyse the recycling attitudes and behaviours in the Australian construction industry. This paper investigates attitudes and behaviour …
recycling knowledge, attitudes and practices …
DOI: 10.1016/J.RESCONREC.2015.06.014 Corpus ID: 106594062; recycling knowledge, attitudes and practices towards solid waste management @article{Babaei2015RK, title={ recycling knowledge, attitudes and practices towards solid waste management}, author={Ali Akbar Babaei and Nadali Alavi …
An analysis of acceptance of curbside recycling …
This paper investigates ers’ attitudes to the recycling of solid wastes in one part of northern Malaysia, namely Alor Setar town, Kedah State. A postal questionnaire survey was administered to s in Alor Setar town in selected areas of high, middle and low incomes. 389 responses were obtained, a response rate of 86.4%.
Participation in Recycling Programs: A Case Study from Malaysia
This paper investigates ers’ attitudes to the recycling of solid wastes in one part of northern Malaysia, namely Alor Setar town, Kedah State. A postal questionnaire survey was administered to s in Alor Setar town in selected areas of high, middle and low incomes. 389 responses were obtained, a response rate of 86.4%.
s' awareness, attitudes and practices …
The study was conducted based on 352 s, who were randomly interviewed face-to-face using structured questionnaires from February to June, 2013. The results indicated that the average WCO generated per is 2.34 kg/month, and even though the s' awareness on the significance of WCO recycling were generally positive ...
E-Waste Recycling Behaviour in Malaysia – A Review
The main problem relating to the e-waste in Malaysia is the poor attitude of Malaysians towards e-waste recycling (Ho et al., 2015). E- waste ecosystem (Authors' own illustration)
National recycling rate up by 33.17% this year | The Star
1:58 PM MYT. ARAU: The national recycling rate has increased by 33.17 per cent this year with the total amount of recycled goods reaching 4.626 million tonnes.
Attitude towards recycling among business undergraduate …
The awareness level about recycling campaign is still low due tolittering indiscriminately around the faculty. This survey is carried out to study the differences between gender and level of knowledge among students Bachelor of Environmental Management (BEM) towards recycling attitude in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM).
(PDF) To Recycle or Not to Recycle: Factors Affecting Recycling
This study explored the factors that influence recycling intentions among residents in semi-dense areas in Johor, Malaysia. Recycling is one of the strategies used to reduce the reliance on ...
[PDF] KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND PRACTICES OF RECYCLING …
Conclusion: Recycling attitude is lacking, which exhibits lack of environmental awareness among respondents. There is a need for behavioural and attitudinal change in respect for environmental sustainability by improving the level of recycling practice. ... Universiti Putra Malaysia Serdang (UPM) has had held various …
Recycling is key to waste recovery's future
MALAYSIA has a goal of reducing recyclable waste sent to landfills by more than 40% by 2025.According to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM), in line …
(PDF) KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND PRACTICES OF RECYCLING …
knowledge, attitude, and practices of recycling and its associated factors among undergraduate students in universiti putra malaysia, serdang December 2016 International Journal of Public Health ...
(PDF) Waste Recycling in Malaysia: Transition from …
A newspaper article published in The New Sunday Times, describes the Malaysia attitude towards recycling as a Not- In - My -Backyard (NIMBY) syndrome …
Plastic Waste Issue in Malaysia: Where Are We? | SpringerLink
Malaysia's increased production of single-use plastics, as well as the uncontrolled release of plastic debris into terrestrial and marine habitats, are contributing …