Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste Generation and Composition at Administrative Building Cafe in Universiti Putra Malaysia: A Case Study
Increasing solid waste is one of the most crucial environmental problems in Malaysia. Improper management of solid waste will cause many problems. Increasing solid waste, lack of segregation from the source, and lack of knowledge and awareness about recycling have only worsened the problem.Knowledge...
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| author | Abd Hamid, Khairul Bariyah Ishak, Mohd Yusoff Abu Samah, Mohd Armi |
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| description | Increasing solid waste is one of the most crucial environmental problems in Malaysia. Improper management of solid waste will cause many problems. Increasing solid waste, lack of segregation from the source, and lack of knowledge and awareness about recycling have only worsened the problem.Knowledge of solid waste generation and composition is necessary for accurate decision making in the management strategy of municipal solid waste.The objectives of this study were to measure solid waste generation and analyse and compare the composition of solid waste in two different cafes at Universiti Putra Malaysia. |
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| spelling | iium-455402022-08-04T08:00:53Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/45540/ Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste Generation and Composition at Administrative Building Cafe in Universiti Putra Malaysia: A Case Study Abd Hamid, Khairul Bariyah Ishak, Mohd Yusoff Abu Samah, Mohd Armi TD785 Municipal refuse. Solid waste Increasing solid waste is one of the most crucial environmental problems in Malaysia. Improper management of solid waste will cause many problems. Increasing solid waste, lack of segregation from the source, and lack of knowledge and awareness about recycling have only worsened the problem.Knowledge of solid waste generation and composition is necessary for accurate decision making in the management strategy of municipal solid waste.The objectives of this study were to measure solid waste generation and analyse and compare the composition of solid waste in two different cafes at Universiti Putra Malaysia. HARD Publishing 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/45540/1/Pol.J.Environ.Stud.Vol24_No5_1969-1982.pdf Abd Hamid, Khairul Bariyah and Ishak, Mohd Yusoff and Abu Samah, Mohd Armi (2015) Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste Generation and Composition at Administrative Building Cafe in Universiti Putra Malaysia: A Case Study. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies , 24 (5). pp. 1969-1982. ISSN 1230-1485 http://www.pjoes.com/pdf/24.5/Pol.J.Environ.Stud.Vol.24.No.5.1969-1982.pdf 10.15244/pjoes/39106 |
| spellingShingle | TD785 Municipal refuse. Solid waste Abd Hamid, Khairul Bariyah Ishak, Mohd Yusoff Abu Samah, Mohd Armi Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste Generation and Composition at Administrative Building Cafe in Universiti Putra Malaysia: A Case Study |
| title | Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste Generation and Composition at Administrative Building Cafe in Universiti Putra Malaysia: A Case Study |
| title_full | Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste Generation and Composition at Administrative Building Cafe in Universiti Putra Malaysia: A Case Study |
| title_fullStr | Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste Generation and Composition at Administrative Building Cafe in Universiti Putra Malaysia: A Case Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste Generation and Composition at Administrative Building Cafe in Universiti Putra Malaysia: A Case Study |
| title_short | Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste Generation and Composition at Administrative Building Cafe in Universiti Putra Malaysia: A Case Study |
| title_sort | analysis of municipal solid waste generation and composition at administrative building cafe in universiti putra malaysia: a case study |
| topic | TD785 Municipal refuse. Solid waste |
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