A comparative assessment of the municipal solid waste management services

Mankind naturally depends on the environment to sustain their lives but solid waste is one of the three major environmental problems in Nigeria, Malaysia and many other developing and even the developed countries are threatened by this. Waste management generally plays a significant role in the abil...

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Main Authors: Ayuba, Kadafa Adati, Abd Manaf, Latifah, Abdullah, Sabrina J. Ho, Sulaiman, Wan Nor Azmin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Marsland Press 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28914/
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author Ayuba, Kadafa Adati
Abd Manaf, Latifah
Abdullah, Sabrina J. Ho
Sulaiman, Wan Nor Azmin
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Abdullah, Sabrina J. Ho
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description Mankind naturally depends on the environment to sustain their lives but solid waste is one of the three major environmental problems in Nigeria, Malaysia and many other developing and even the developed countries are threatened by this. Waste management generally plays a significant role in the ability of nature to sustain life within its capacity and therefore an integral part of urban and environmental management in every city. Currently municipal solid waste management is a globally challenging issue especially in developing countries, due to its adverse environmental effects. This research is a comparative study aimed at rating municipal solid waste management services in FCT Abuja and Putrajaya towards identifying deficient areas requiring improvements. Residential questionnaire were used for the assessment. The data obtained was analyzed using qualitative and quantitative methods; specifically descriptive, parametric and nonparametric statistics.
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spelling upm-289142018-07-25T06:36:02Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28914/ A comparative assessment of the municipal solid waste management services Ayuba, Kadafa Adati Abd Manaf, Latifah Abdullah, Sabrina J. Ho Sulaiman, Wan Nor Azmin Mankind naturally depends on the environment to sustain their lives but solid waste is one of the three major environmental problems in Nigeria, Malaysia and many other developing and even the developed countries are threatened by this. Waste management generally plays a significant role in the ability of nature to sustain life within its capacity and therefore an integral part of urban and environmental management in every city. Currently municipal solid waste management is a globally challenging issue especially in developing countries, due to its adverse environmental effects. This research is a comparative study aimed at rating municipal solid waste management services in FCT Abuja and Putrajaya towards identifying deficient areas requiring improvements. Residential questionnaire were used for the assessment. The data obtained was analyzed using qualitative and quantitative methods; specifically descriptive, parametric and nonparametric statistics. Marsland Press 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28914/1/A%20comparative%20assessment%20of%20the%20municipal%20solid%20waste%20management%20services.pdf Ayuba, Kadafa Adati and Abd Manaf, Latifah and Abdullah, Sabrina J. Ho and Sulaiman, Wan Nor Azmin (2013) A comparative assessment of the municipal solid waste management services. Life Science Journal, 10 (7s). pp. 1109-1118. ISSN 1097-8135; ESSN: 2372-613X http://www.lifesciencesite.com/lsj/life1007s/ 10.7537/marslsj1007s13.177
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Abd Manaf, Latifah
Abdullah, Sabrina J. Ho
Sulaiman, Wan Nor Azmin
A comparative assessment of the municipal solid waste management services
title A comparative assessment of the municipal solid waste management services
title_full A comparative assessment of the municipal solid waste management services
title_fullStr A comparative assessment of the municipal solid waste management services
title_full_unstemmed A comparative assessment of the municipal solid waste management services
title_short A comparative assessment of the municipal solid waste management services
title_sort comparative assessment of the municipal solid waste management services
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