Open AccessPondok community participation in sustainable solid waste management practices
Author(s) -
N A Barudin,
Muhamad Azahar Abas,
Nor Hizami Hassin,
Kamarul Hambali,
MA Karim,
Nurullia Fitriani,
Muhamed Redzuan Mat Yusoof,
Seow Ta Wee
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/842/1/012049
Subject(s) - solid waste management , community participation , business , marital status , stratified sampling , municipal solid waste , sustainable management , socioeconomics , sustainability , waste management , engineering , sociology , environmental health , medicine , population , ecology , pathology , biology
This study is focusing on Pondok community participation in a sustainable solid waste management programme. Besides that, the factors that influence Pondok community participation, such as knowledge and awareness, were explored. This study adopted a stratified sampling technique with 99 respondents from Pondok Pasir Tumboh, Kota Bharu, Kelantan were participating in this study. The data was processed SPSS software with descriptive and inferential analysis. This study revealed that Pondok community has excellent knowledge and awareness regarding sustainable solid waste management practices. However, the exercise of Pondok community in sustainable solid waste management is still moderate. Besides that, this study also found out that the different groups of age, marital status, and education level significantly influence Pondok community’s participation in sustainable solid waste management practices. The findings of this study are crucial in providing the preliminary data of Pondok community readiness and willingness to practice sustainable solid waste management like recycling and composting.