An overview of scheduled wastes management in Malaysia

The article reviews the scheduled waste management in Malaysia. It describes the scheduled waste classifications, characteristics, the sources of scheduled wastes, the policies and regulations related to scheduled wastes, the management of scheduled wastes in Malaysia and the challenges related to...

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Main Authors:	Hassan, Noor Artika, Yusof, Muhammad Zubir, Mohd Tohit, Nor Faiza
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Zibeline International Publishing 2019
Subjects:	RA Public aspects of medicine RA643 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Communicable Diseases and Public Health
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/75917/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/75917/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/75917/1/an%20overview%20of%20scheduled%20waste%20mx%20in%20malaysia.pdf

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spelling	iium-759172019-12-05T00:56:57Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/75917/ An overview of scheduled wastes management in Malaysia Hassan, Noor Artika Yusof, Muhammad Zubir Mohd Tohit, Nor Faiza RA Public aspects of medicine RA643 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Communicable Diseases and Public Health The article reviews the scheduled waste management in Malaysia. It describes the scheduled waste classifications, characteristics, the sources of scheduled wastes, the policies and regulations related to scheduled wastes, the management of scheduled wastes in Malaysia and the challenges related to scheduled waste management in Malaysia. Currently, the manufacturing industry has contributed the highest scheduled waste production in Malaysia. Under the Environmental Quality Act (EQA) 1974, the government has set up several legal provisions specifically for scheduled waste generation, storage, transportation, and disposal. The aims are to reduce the potential risks to human and the environment. The paradigm shift from cradle to grave to cradle to cradle concept is a sustainable and sound concept which is inevitable step to minimize the scheduled waste generation in Malaysia. Zibeline International Publishing 2019-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/75917/1/an%20overview%20of%20scheduled%20waste%20mx%20in%20malaysia.pdf Hassan, Noor Artika and Yusof, Muhammad Zubir and Mohd Tohit, Nor Faiza (2019) An overview of scheduled wastes management in Malaysia. Journal of Wastes and Biomass Management (JWBM), 1 (2). 01-04. ISSN 2710-6012 https://jwbm.com.my/archives/2jwbm2019/2jwbm2019-01-04.pdf
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topic	RA Public aspects of medicine RA643 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Communicable Diseases and Public Health
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description	The article reviews the scheduled waste management in Malaysia. It describes the scheduled waste classifications, characteristics, the sources of scheduled wastes, the policies and regulations related to scheduled wastes, the management of scheduled wastes in Malaysia and the challenges related to scheduled waste management in Malaysia. Currently, the manufacturing industry has contributed the highest scheduled waste production in Malaysia. Under the Environmental Quality Act (EQA) 1974, the government has set up several legal provisions specifically for scheduled waste generation, storage, transportation, and disposal. The aims are to reduce the potential risks to human and the environment. The paradigm shift from cradle to grave to cradle to cradle concept is a sustainable and sound concept which is inevitable step to minimize the scheduled waste generation in Malaysia.
format	Article
author	Hassan, Noor Artika Yusof, Muhammad Zubir Mohd Tohit, Nor Faiza
author_facet	Hassan, Noor Artika Yusof, Muhammad Zubir Mohd Tohit, Nor Faiza
author_sort	Hassan, Noor Artika
title	An overview of scheduled wastes management in Malaysia
title_short	An overview of scheduled wastes management in Malaysia
title_full	An overview of scheduled wastes management in Malaysia
title_fullStr	An overview of scheduled wastes management in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	An overview of scheduled wastes management in Malaysia
title_sort	overview of scheduled wastes management in malaysia
publisher	Zibeline International Publishing
publishDate	2019
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/75917/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/75917/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/75917/1/an%20overview%20of%20scheduled%20waste%20mx%20in%20malaysia.pdf
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An overview of scheduled wastes management in Malaysia

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