Open AccessA Review of Municipal Solid Waste Management in Malaysia
Author(s) -
Zamali Tarmudi,
Lazim Abdullah,
Abu Osman Md Tap
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
jurnal teknologi/jurnal teknologi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.191
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2180-3722
pISSN - 0127-9696
DOI - 10.11113/jt.v57.1252
Subject(s) - municipal solid waste , solid waste management , work (physics) , environmental planning , business , urban waste , waste management , engineering , environmental science , mechanical engineering
The tremendous increased of municipal solid waste (MSW) generation in most major cities in Malaysia is observed as a main issue recently. This paper reviews the MSW management comprises many issues arises from the past two decades till the present scenario. It briefly discussed the latest definition of the solid waste based on the Solid Waste and Public Cleaning Management Act (Bill 2007). Out of many MSW discussions, this paper also covers the recent status of the MSW generation, the regulations, the trends of MSW generation as well as local research effort which could a wide interest to the researchers and practitioners. It is hoped that this work will provide a ready reference as additional databases on MSW management situation in Malaysia. Thus an appropriate action can be taken by the relevant authority for their futureplanning and decision-making purposes.