Developing a waste minimization awareness model through community based movement: a case study of the I I U M Green Team

Waste management issues are encountered in almost every nation. Reports and discussion papers retrieved in developed and developing countries alike show that wastes and their management solutions are a common concern and challenge. One of the solutions is implementing the Waste Management Hierarch...

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Main Authors:	Hashim , Khairusy Syakirin Has-Yun, Mohamed, Abdul Hakim, Mohamed Shah Redza, Haneesa Zahidah
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Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) 2012
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General) L Education (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/25716/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/25716/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/25716/1/artikel10.pdf

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spelling	iium-257162012-09-14T07:11:40Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/25716/ Developing a waste minimization awareness model through community based movement: a case study of the I I U M Green Team Hashim , Khairusy Syakirin Has-Yun Mohamed, Abdul Hakim Mohamed Shah Redza, Haneesa Zahidah H Social Sciences (General) L Education (General) Waste management issues are encountered in almost every nation. Reports and discussion papers retrieved in developed and developing countries alike show that wastes and their management solutions are a common concern and challenge. One of the solutions is implementing the Waste Management Hierarchy. The aim of a Waste Management Hierarchy is to minimize the amount of waste from entering the landfill/dump sites. Three top initiatives in the waste management hierarchy is the 3Rs initiative, i.e. Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. To cultivate a 3R culture in a society, an important start is to educate people with environmental literacy, in particular, university students. This paper aims at exploring the possibility of using a Community Based Movement and Message Learning Approach to develop a Conceptual Waste Minimization Awareness Model (WMAM). The Green Team, a student’s association of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) was utilized as the case in point. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) 2012-08 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/25716/1/artikel10.pdf Hashim , Khairusy Syakirin Has-Yun and Mohamed, Abdul Hakim and Mohamed Shah Redza, Haneesa Zahidah (2012) Developing a waste minimization awareness model through community based movement: a case study of the I I U M Green Team. Geografia: Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 8 (5). pp. 112-123. ISSN 2180-2491 http://www.ukm.my/geografia/v2/index.php?cont=t&item=2&ver=loc
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description	Waste management issues are encountered in almost every nation. Reports and discussion papers retrieved in developed and developing countries alike show that wastes and their management solutions are a common concern and challenge. One of the solutions is implementing the Waste Management Hierarchy. The aim of a Waste Management Hierarchy is to minimize the amount of waste from entering the landfill/dump sites. Three top initiatives in the waste management hierarchy is the 3Rs initiative, i.e. Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. To cultivate a 3R culture in a society, an important start is to educate people with environmental literacy, in particular, university students. This paper aims at exploring the possibility of using a Community Based Movement and Message Learning Approach to develop a Conceptual Waste Minimization Awareness Model (WMAM). The Green Team, a student’s association of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) was utilized as the case in point.
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author	Hashim , Khairusy Syakirin Has-Yun Mohamed, Abdul Hakim Mohamed Shah Redza, Haneesa Zahidah
author_facet	Hashim , Khairusy Syakirin Has-Yun Mohamed, Abdul Hakim Mohamed Shah Redza, Haneesa Zahidah
author_sort	Hashim , Khairusy Syakirin Has-Yun
title	Developing a waste minimization awareness model through community based movement: a case study of the I I U M Green Team
title_short	Developing a waste minimization awareness model through community based movement: a case study of the I I U M Green Team
title_full	Developing a waste minimization awareness model through community based movement: a case study of the I I U M Green Team
title_fullStr	Developing a waste minimization awareness model through community based movement: a case study of the I I U M Green Team
title_full_unstemmed	Developing a waste minimization awareness model through community based movement: a case study of the I I U M Green Team
title_sort	developing a waste minimization awareness model through community based movement: a case study of the i i u m green team
publisher	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
publishDate	2012
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