QUESTIONNAIRE ON STUDENTS ATTITUDE, KNOWLEDGE AND CREATIVITY

TOWARDS WASTE AND WASTE MANAGEMENT

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Part A: Demographic Information (Maklumat Demografik)

A1. Are you:

Male

Female

A2. What is your racial background?

Malay Indian Chinese Bumiputera

Others (please specify)________________________

A3. Where is your residential area?

Rural Urban

A4. Do you recycle?

Yes No

A5. How much waste do you produce in one week? Please estimate.

____________ kg
Part B: Attitudes towards waste and waste management

Each statement refers to certain attitude towards waste and waste management. Decide to what extent
you agree with the statement.

Put a (√) below the rating scale that best shows your feeling or opinion towards the particular

statement.

Please respond on a scale of 1 to 4, where

1. Strongly Disagree
2. Disagree
3. Agree
4. Strongly Agree

No Item Strongly Disagree Agree Strongly

Disagree Agree
1 It is alright to waste food when I could not
finish them
2 Reprocessing food waste into something
beneficial is a waste of time
3 Only people who cannot afford to buy food
should reprocess their food waste
4 Food is cheap, we do not have to worry about
producing many food waste
5 I have the responsibility to reprocess food
waste even when there is plenty of food for
me
6 I would like to participate in a food waste
management campaigns
7 I would persuade others to reprocess food
waste even though I have to try very hard

Part C: Knowledge towards waste and waste management.

Choose the best answer.

1. What is food waste?

A Food intended for consumption that is discarded
B Food intended for consumption and kept for later usage
C Residue from food crops to feed animals

2. Where does most food go to waste?

A In agricultural production
B In food processing
C In restaurants and at home
D During storage
3. Why is it necessary to have proper waste management technique?
A To save money
B Waste is harmful to the environment
C To ensure resource efficiency
D Recycling is not sufficient to solve problems on waste

4. Which of the following is the cheapest way to dispose waste?

A Landfills
B Incinerator
C Recycling
D Open burning

5. Which one of the following is NOT a method for handling non-degradable solid waste?
A Burning
B Composting
C Recycling
D Burying

6. Which method of waste disposal is most effective at reducing the volume of solid waste?
A Burying
B Recycling
C Burning
D Avoiding to use solid things

7. The process of reclaiming raw materials and reusing them to create new products is known as
A Reducing
B Reprocessing
C Composting
D Recycling

8. Most recycling focuses on the following categories EXCEPT

A Paper
B Food waste
C Plastic
D Chemicals

9. The most serious environmental effect posed by hazardous wastes is 

A Air pollution
B Contamination of groundwater
C Increased use of land for landfills
D Smell

10. The following are ways to practice waste management at home EXCEPT
A Keep separate containers for dry and wet waste in the kitchen

B Buy food that has less packaging

C Reduce paper and bottle usage
D Reprocess food waste
Part D: Creativity towards waste and waste management.

Each statement refers to certain creativity towards waste and waste management. Decide to what
extent you agree with the statement.

Put a (√) below the rating scale that best shows your feeling or opinion towards the particular
statement.

Please respond on a scale of 1 to 4, where

1. Strongly Disagree
2. Disagree
3. Agree
4. Strongly Agree

No Item Strongly Disagree Agree Strongly

Disagree Agree
1 I like to take time to do research on
suggestion or idea
2 I like to convey ideas that are quite different
from others' expectations
3 I use recyclable materials to produce a
product
4 I feel that a logical step-by-step method is
best for solving problems
5 I am much more interested in coming up with
new ideas than to work on existing project

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