WASTE MANAGEMENT

Content
• What is solid waste
• Waste composition
• What are the problems in waste
management
• Solid waste generation
• Factors affecting waste generation
 Solid Waste
Solid wastes:
All wastes arising from human and animal
activities that are normally solid and that are
discarded as useless and unwanted.

Improper management of solid wastes have direct

adverse effects on health and the environment.

Types of wastes:
Municipal wastes: food wastes, rubbish, ashes and
residues, demolition and construction wastes, special
wastes (hazardous waste) ; treatment-plant wastes
etc.
Solid Waste Composition
Municipal Solid Waste Composition
in Malaysia
Waste Management Problems

Waste management :
- inadequate
- poorly controlled disposal sites,
illegal roadside dumping
- poor practices causes pollution with loss in
aesthetic, health & other resources

Social problem (ethical problems) :

- dumping not seen as a problem (ignorance)
- cost of disposal vs consumer means
Illegal waste dumping
Illegal waste dumping
Illegal dumping at industrial area
Road side rubbish
Illegal dumping
Illegal dumping of construction waste
Illegal dumping at palm oil plantation
Vandalism at Jalan Pontian Lama
A huge pile of rubbish left lying in the open in Taman
Bukit Kempas, Johor Baru.
(2019) _ILLEGAL DUMPING
Most people dump their waste in isolated areas hidden
from public view, usually near secondary jungles and
riverbanks. (2019)
ILLEGAL
DUMPING of
construction
waste
There were 64 illegal construction site dumping
site (Zainun et al., 2016)
 Solid Waste Generation
Cities 1970 1980 1990 2000 Generation
tonnes / tonnes / tonnes / tonnes / Rate
day day day day (kg / capita /
day)
Kuala 98.8 310.5 586.8 2257 1.62
Lumpur

Johor Bahru 41.1 99.5 174.8 550 1.29

Kuala 8.7 61.8 121.0 250 0.89

Terengganu

Kota Bahru 9.1 56.5 102.9 220 0.80

 Solid waste generation in major
urban areas in Peninsular Malaysia
(1970-2010)
Solid waste generation in Malaysia

 In 2008, 23000 tonnes of waste generated each

day in Malaysia (0.8~0.9 kg per capita)

 By 2020, waste generation rate increase to

30000 tonnes per day (2.23 kg per capita)

 Less than 5% of waste is recycle (21% -24%-

2019)

 19% of solid waste ends up in drains and rivers

Factors Affecting Waste Generation