Wee Lee, Yu and Fong Lim, Soh and Pang Chow, Teo and David Ngie Chua, Sing (2022) QUANTIFICATION ASSESSMENT OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE AS AN EVALUATION APROPOS OF SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT IN KUCHING. Journal of Sustainability Science and Management, 17 (6). pp. 128-151. ISSN 2672-7226
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Abstract
The quantification and characterisation of municipal solid waste are indispensables for waste management forethought. This study quantified the municipal solid wastes from three principal council areas in Kuching, the capital city of Sarawak, Malaysia which are the Kuching South City Council, Kuching North City Hall and Padawan Municipal Council to evaluate and analyse the contemporary waste trend and differentiate between the waste streams. The municipal solid waste samples are amassed directly from the source location and categorised according to the socio-economic level of the sampling location sites. This study discovered that there is no significant difference in the waste composition trend generated by the residents in different residential areas. The composition of the solid wastes was found to vary in different socio-economic categories. Organic waste is found to be the highest waste component in all socio-economic groups. The top three municipal waste compositions from the residential areas are organic wastes (61.58% w/w), plastics (12.06% w/w) and nappies/sanitary napkins (11.67% w/w), which ranged from 44.57% to 72.08%. This study provides a recent waste trend database with a detailed analysis of the differences between the waste streams for sustainable waste management in Kuching.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Kuching, municipal solid waste, waste characterisation, waste management, quantification assessment. |
Subjects: | T Technology > TP Chemical technology |
Divisions: | Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Engineering Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Faculty of Engineering |
Depositing User: | Gani |
Date Deposited: | 06 Jul 2022 08:01 |
Last Modified: | 06 Jul 2022 08:01 |
URI: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/38821 |
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