Waste disposal and recycling practices in educational institutions

Every year, large quantities of waste of wastes are generated, varies from industrial wastes to institutional wastes. The waste creates environmental problems in many kids. The scenario accessed from the study shows the rate of waste generated per capita per day (recess time) was at 60 g with the...

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Main Author: Lee, Shirley Shiat Ai.
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2006
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12690/
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description Every year, large quantities of waste of wastes are generated, varies from industrial wastes to institutional wastes. The waste creates environmental problems in many kids. The scenario accessed from the study shows the rate of waste generated per capita per day (recess time) was at 60 g with the highest amount waste recorded was dominated by plastic bags. They recycling rate is at moderate level as many aware of the recycling concept regardless of their location or education level. Study also showed that the recycling rate in rural schools were higher than urban schools.
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spelling unimas-126902023-03-07T08:38:44Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12690/ Waste disposal and recycling practices in educational institutions Lee, Shirley Shiat Ai. HT Communities. Classes. Races Every year, large quantities of waste of wastes are generated, varies from industrial wastes to institutional wastes. The waste creates environmental problems in many kids. The scenario accessed from the study shows the rate of waste generated per capita per day (recess time) was at 60 g with the highest amount waste recorded was dominated by plastic bags. They recycling rate is at moderate level as many aware of the recycling concept regardless of their location or education level. Study also showed that the recycling rate in rural schools were higher than urban schools. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2006 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12690/2/Shirley%20Lee.pdf Lee, Shirley Shiat Ai. (2006) Waste disposal and recycling practices in educational institutions. Masters thesis, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak.
spellingShingle HT Communities. Classes. Races
Lee, Shirley Shiat Ai.
Waste disposal and recycling practices in educational institutions
title Waste disposal and recycling practices in educational institutions
title_full Waste disposal and recycling practices in educational institutions
title_fullStr Waste disposal and recycling practices in educational institutions
title_full_unstemmed Waste disposal and recycling practices in educational institutions
title_short Waste disposal and recycling practices in educational institutions
title_sort waste disposal and recycling practices in educational institutions
topic HT Communities. Classes. Races
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12690/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12690/2/Shirley%20Lee.pdf