Exploring the design framework for food waste recycling awareness in Chow Kit Wet Market.

In Malaysia, the overall waste composition is dominated by food waste (FW) due to excessively convenient food accessibility, urbanisation and progressive prosperity. Due to mismanagement, FW problems are significant in most wet markets in Kuala Lumpur. Despite the significant waste stream and availa...

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Main Authors: Hui, Lee Chia, Shari, Zalina, Zairul, Mohd, D’Silva, Jeffrey Lawrence
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Human Resources Management Academic Research Society (HRMARS) 2024
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116636/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116636/1/116636.pdf
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author Hui, Lee Chia
Shari, Zalina
Zairul, Mohd
D’Silva, Jeffrey Lawrence
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Shari, Zalina
Zairul, Mohd
D’Silva, Jeffrey Lawrence
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description In Malaysia, the overall waste composition is dominated by food waste (FW) due to excessively convenient food accessibility, urbanisation and progressive prosperity. Due to mismanagement, FW problems are significant in most wet markets in Kuala Lumpur. Despite the significant waste stream and availability of FW recycling centres in urban areas, there is a relatively low rate of recycling organic waste compared with other major waste categories. Therefore, this research aims to explore the design framework for integrated recycling in the existing wet market to improve public outreach of FW recycling. Chow Kit Market was explored from a human-centric perspective to analyse the existing FW management and through observation of market workflow and spatial design. This research aims to investigate the challenges of current FW recycling practices in an existing wet market and propose appropriate design strategies to optimise FW recycling for improved public outreach. It supports the government’s commitment to achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12 of responsible consumption and production and SDG 8 by promoting sustained economic growth through improved resource efficiency and a new circular economy. This paper raises awareness for improving the implementation of FW recycling strategies in urban wet markets. It is hoped that the sustainability of the FW system for innovative recycling strategies provided in this paper can be further explored in other food retail operations in Malaysia.
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spelling upm-1166362025-04-14T04:25:17Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116636/ Exploring the design framework for food waste recycling awareness in Chow Kit Wet Market. Hui, Lee Chia Shari, Zalina Zairul, Mohd D’Silva, Jeffrey Lawrence In Malaysia, the overall waste composition is dominated by food waste (FW) due to excessively convenient food accessibility, urbanisation and progressive prosperity. Due to mismanagement, FW problems are significant in most wet markets in Kuala Lumpur. Despite the significant waste stream and availability of FW recycling centres in urban areas, there is a relatively low rate of recycling organic waste compared with other major waste categories. Therefore, this research aims to explore the design framework for integrated recycling in the existing wet market to improve public outreach of FW recycling. Chow Kit Market was explored from a human-centric perspective to analyse the existing FW management and through observation of market workflow and spatial design. This research aims to investigate the challenges of current FW recycling practices in an existing wet market and propose appropriate design strategies to optimise FW recycling for improved public outreach. It supports the government’s commitment to achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12 of responsible consumption and production and SDG 8 by promoting sustained economic growth through improved resource efficiency and a new circular economy. This paper raises awareness for improving the implementation of FW recycling strategies in urban wet markets. It is hoped that the sustainability of the FW system for innovative recycling strategies provided in this paper can be further explored in other food retail operations in Malaysia. Human Resources Management Academic Research Society (HRMARS) 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116636/1/116636.pdf Hui, Lee Chia and Shari, Zalina and Zairul, Mohd and D’Silva, Jeffrey Lawrence (2024) Exploring the design framework for food waste recycling awareness in Chow Kit Wet Market. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 14 (8). pp. 1-19. ISSN 2222-6990 https://hrmars.com/index.php/IJARBSS/article/view/22532/Exploring-the-Design-Framework-for-Food-Waste-Recycling-Awareness-in-Chow-Kit-Wet-Market 10.6007/ijarbss/v14-i8/22532
spellingShingle Hui, Lee Chia
Shari, Zalina
Zairul, Mohd
D’Silva, Jeffrey Lawrence
Exploring the design framework for food waste recycling awareness in Chow Kit Wet Market.
title Exploring the design framework for food waste recycling awareness in Chow Kit Wet Market.
title_full Exploring the design framework for food waste recycling awareness in Chow Kit Wet Market.
title_fullStr Exploring the design framework for food waste recycling awareness in Chow Kit Wet Market.
title_full_unstemmed Exploring the design framework for food waste recycling awareness in Chow Kit Wet Market.
title_short Exploring the design framework for food waste recycling awareness in Chow Kit Wet Market.
title_sort exploring the design framework for food waste recycling awareness in chow kit wet market.
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