A study of solid waste management in Kota Samarahan, Sarawak / Caurtney Cherurai Nuwek and Lovira Syahrani

Nuwek, Caurtney Cherurai and Syahrani, Lovira (2018) A study of solid waste management in Kota Samarahan, Sarawak / Caurtney Cherurai Nuwek and Lovira Syahrani. Degree thesis, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sarawak.

Abstract

Back to previous year ago, population keep growth drastically and it was lead to the serious issues of environment including matter that raising in tenn of disposal of solid waste at landfills. Mainly area is for sure the urban area in our country, Malaysia whereby the communities will producing at least 15,000 tons of wastes per day compare to previous year which are 12,467.6 tons per day ( Seow, 2013). Therefore, anything that no more value or important or being use in the term of consumer s or household, it is considered as a wastages. Due to that, rapid development of economic and urbanization in Sarawak based on few decades before, it has intention that will lead to rapid generation of solid waste. According to the report that being published in year of 1999 by the Natural Resources and Environmental Board (NREB), it stated that around 400,000 metric tons of wastes are disposed at the various grounds and landfill, plus it also estimating that every single person will generate their wastes with total average of 0.67 kg per day.

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Item Type: Thesis (Degree)
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Nuwek, Caurtney Cherurai
2016421982
Syahrani, Lovira
2016437086
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) > Study and teaching. Research
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sarawak > Kota Samarahan II Campus > Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies
Programme: Bachelor of Administrative Science (Hons)
Keywords: solid waste, waste management, environment
Date: 2018
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/101588
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