Pengurusan buangan sisa pepejal: penggunaan instrumen berasaskan pasaran sebagai satu alternatif penyelesaian

The issue of solid waste disposal is becoming more critical in environmental management in Malaysia. Solid waste disposal is one of the most important environmental problems faced by the local authorities in this country. Major urban areas are estimated to generate waste at the rate of 1kg/capita/da...

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Main Authors: Rospidah Ghazali, Chamchuri Siwar
Format: Article
Published: Environmental Management Society, Malaysia 2001
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2163/
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spelling ukm-21632011-07-05T01:17:37Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2163/ Pengurusan buangan sisa pepejal: penggunaan instrumen berasaskan pasaran sebagai satu alternatif penyelesaian Rospidah Ghazali, Chamchuri Siwar, The issue of solid waste disposal is becoming more critical in environmental management in Malaysia. Solid waste disposal is one of the most important environmental problems faced by the local authorities in this country. Major urban areas are estimated to generate waste at the rate of 1kg/capita/day, a figure which is much higher compared to European urban areas. As a consequent of economic development, population density, urbanization and industrialization processes the solution to solid waste problem is no longer a simple one. To achieve the best solution involves policy planning, the formulation of strategies and multidimensional actions which includes economy, socio-cultural, technical, health and political will. In Malaysia, command and control mechanism is used in controlling behavior and activities related to solid waste disposal. However, there are numerous weaknesses in this mechanism. Therefore, in order to achieve a more efficient solid waste management a number of alternative options especially through the use of economic tools are suggested for the reduction and prevention of disposal of solid waste as has been successfully practiced in some countries Environmental Management Society, Malaysia 2001 Article PeerReviewed Rospidah Ghazali, and Chamchuri Siwar, (2001) Pengurusan buangan sisa pepejal: penggunaan instrumen berasaskan pasaran sebagai satu alternatif penyelesaian. Malaysian Journal of Environmental Management, 2 . pp. 45-58. ISSN 1511-7855 http://www.ems-malaysia.org/mjem/index.html
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description The issue of solid waste disposal is becoming more critical in environmental management in Malaysia. Solid waste disposal is one of the most important environmental problems faced by the local authorities in this country. Major urban areas are estimated to generate waste at the rate of 1kg/capita/day, a figure which is much higher compared to European urban areas. As a consequent of economic development, population density, urbanization and industrialization processes the solution to solid waste problem is no longer a simple one. To achieve the best solution involves policy planning, the formulation of strategies and multidimensional actions which includes economy, socio-cultural, technical, health and political will. In Malaysia, command and control mechanism is used in controlling behavior and activities related to solid waste disposal. However, there are numerous weaknesses in this mechanism. Therefore, in order to achieve a more efficient solid waste management a number of alternative options especially through the use of economic tools are suggested for the reduction and prevention of disposal of solid waste as has been successfully practiced in some countries
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author Rospidah Ghazali,
Chamchuri Siwar,
spellingShingle Rospidah Ghazali,
Chamchuri Siwar,
Pengurusan buangan sisa pepejal: penggunaan instrumen berasaskan pasaran sebagai satu alternatif penyelesaian
author_facet Rospidah Ghazali,
Chamchuri Siwar,
author_sort Rospidah Ghazali,
title Pengurusan buangan sisa pepejal: penggunaan instrumen berasaskan pasaran sebagai satu alternatif penyelesaian
title_short Pengurusan buangan sisa pepejal: penggunaan instrumen berasaskan pasaran sebagai satu alternatif penyelesaian
title_full Pengurusan buangan sisa pepejal: penggunaan instrumen berasaskan pasaran sebagai satu alternatif penyelesaian
title_fullStr Pengurusan buangan sisa pepejal: penggunaan instrumen berasaskan pasaran sebagai satu alternatif penyelesaian
title_full_unstemmed Pengurusan buangan sisa pepejal: penggunaan instrumen berasaskan pasaran sebagai satu alternatif penyelesaian
title_sort pengurusan buangan sisa pepejal: penggunaan instrumen berasaskan pasaran sebagai satu alternatif penyelesaian
publisher Environmental Management Society, Malaysia
publishDate 2001
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2163/
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