A note on the influence of household behavior on the generation of municipal solid waste in Johor Bahru Tengah

This note presents results of a study involving 885 residents in Johor Bahru area. The average solid waste generated per household was 1.93 kg per day. Several behavioral factors were found to be influencing the amounts of solid wastes generation. Based on multiple regression analysis, the signif...

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Main Authors: Mohd. Yusof, Mohd. Badruddin, Salim, Mohd. Razman, Othman, Fadil
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2006
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author Mohd. Yusof, Mohd. Badruddin
Salim, Mohd. Razman
Othman, Fadil
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description This note presents results of a study involving 885 residents in Johor Bahru area. The average solid waste generated per household was 1.93 kg per day. Several behavioral factors were found to be influencing the amounts of solid wastes generation. Based on multiple regression analysis, the significant explanatory variables are lifestyle and eating habit, housing characteristics such as length of stay in a particular home, marital status, and the family size. The R2 is 0.4. Surprisingly, income level has no significant effect on the solid waste generation in the study area.
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spelling utm-79712017-10-11T06:28:06Z http://eprints.utm.my/7971/ A note on the influence of household behavior on the generation of municipal solid waste in Johor Bahru Tengah Mohd. Yusof, Mohd. Badruddin Salim, Mohd. Razman Othman, Fadil HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform This note presents results of a study involving 885 residents in Johor Bahru area. The average solid waste generated per household was 1.93 kg per day. Several behavioral factors were found to be influencing the amounts of solid wastes generation. Based on multiple regression analysis, the significant explanatory variables are lifestyle and eating habit, housing characteristics such as length of stay in a particular home, marital status, and the family size. The R2 is 0.4. Surprisingly, income level has no significant effect on the solid waste generation in the study area. Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2006 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/7971/1/MohdBadruddinMohd2006_ANoteontheInfluenceofHousehold.pdf Mohd. Yusof, Mohd. Badruddin and Salim, Mohd. Razman and Othman, Fadil (2006) A note on the influence of household behavior on the generation of municipal solid waste in Johor Bahru Tengah. Malaysian Journal of Civil Engineering, 18 (1). pp. 70-73. ISSN 1823-7843 http://web.utm.my/ipasa/images/stories/MJCE/2006/
spellingShingle HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Mohd. Yusof, Mohd. Badruddin
Salim, Mohd. Razman
Othman, Fadil
A note on the influence of household behavior on the generation of municipal solid waste in Johor Bahru Tengah
title A note on the influence of household behavior on the generation of municipal solid waste in Johor Bahru Tengah
title_full A note on the influence of household behavior on the generation of municipal solid waste in Johor Bahru Tengah
title_fullStr A note on the influence of household behavior on the generation of municipal solid waste in Johor Bahru Tengah
title_full_unstemmed A note on the influence of household behavior on the generation of municipal solid waste in Johor Bahru Tengah
title_short A note on the influence of household behavior on the generation of municipal solid waste in Johor Bahru Tengah
title_sort note on the influence of household behavior on the generation of municipal solid waste in johor bahru tengah
topic HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
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