Transforming waste management practices among school children towards sustainable development through vermicomposting.

Solid waste generation continues to rise and poses problems of disposal and management.There is therefore an urgent need to educate the public about waste reduction as a viable means of solid waste management. Exposing students to vermicomposting as a viable waste reduction activity become concrete...

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Main Author: Esa, Norizan
Format: Monograph
Published: Universiti Sains Malaysia 2013
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Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/36901/
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description Solid waste generation continues to rise and poses problems of disposal and management.There is therefore an urgent need to educate the public about waste reduction as a viable means of solid waste management. Exposing students to vermicomposting as a viable waste reduction activity become concrete experiences from which they learn about the benefits of waste reduction to the environment and promote this practice among themselves. Penghasilan sisa pepejal semakin meningkat dan menyebabkan pelbagai masalah pelupusan dan pengurusan. Dengan ini amatlah penting bagi masyarakat dididik tentang pengurangan sisa sebagai satu kaedah yang sesuai bagi mengurus sisa pepejal.Pendedahan pelajar kepada aktiviti vermikompos sebagai satu kaedah pengurangan sisa menjadi pengalaman konkrit.Melalui aktiviti ini mereka mempelajari tentang faedah pengurangan sisa kepada alam sekitar dan menggalakkan amalan ini dalam kalangan mereka.
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spelling usm-369012017-10-03T07:49:52Z http://eprints.usm.my/36901/ Transforming waste management practices among school children towards sustainable development through vermicomposting. Esa, Norizan L7-991 Education (General) Solid waste generation continues to rise and poses problems of disposal and management.There is therefore an urgent need to educate the public about waste reduction as a viable means of solid waste management. Exposing students to vermicomposting as a viable waste reduction activity become concrete experiences from which they learn about the benefits of waste reduction to the environment and promote this practice among themselves. Penghasilan sisa pepejal semakin meningkat dan menyebabkan pelbagai masalah pelupusan dan pengurusan. Dengan ini amatlah penting bagi masyarakat dididik tentang pengurangan sisa sebagai satu kaedah yang sesuai bagi mengurus sisa pepejal.Pendedahan pelajar kepada aktiviti vermikompos sebagai satu kaedah pengurangan sisa menjadi pengalaman konkrit.Melalui aktiviti ini mereka mempelajari tentang faedah pengurangan sisa kepada alam sekitar dan menggalakkan amalan ini dalam kalangan mereka. Universiti Sains Malaysia 2013 Monograph NonPeerReviewed Esa, Norizan (2013) Transforming waste management practices among school children towards sustainable development through vermicomposting. Technical Report. Universiti Sains Malaysia.
spellingShingle L7-991 Education (General)
Esa, Norizan
Transforming waste management practices among school children towards sustainable development through vermicomposting.
title Transforming waste management practices among school children towards sustainable development through vermicomposting.
title_full Transforming waste management practices among school children towards sustainable development through vermicomposting.
title_fullStr Transforming waste management practices among school children towards sustainable development through vermicomposting.
title_full_unstemmed Transforming waste management practices among school children towards sustainable development through vermicomposting.
title_short Transforming waste management practices among school children towards sustainable development through vermicomposting.
title_sort transforming waste management practices among school children towards sustainable development through vermicomposting.
topic L7-991 Education (General)
url http://eprints.usm.my/36901/