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Preliminary study on behavioural responses over Single-Use Plastic (SUP) usage and plastic waste management practice in island community of Pulau Ketam, Selangor

Plastic waste management on islands is more challenging compared to the situation on the mainland or the urban areas, given the island geographical limitations and additional costs incurred to address the limitations. Yet, islands are one of the main gateways which poorly managed plastic waste enter...

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Main Authors: Chen, Foong Ling, Vun, Bonaventure Leong Wan, Kueh, Kelvin Boon Hee
Format: Proceedings
Language:English
English
Published: Faculty of Science and Natural Resources, UMS 2023
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HD9650-9663 Chemical industries
TD783-812.5 Municipal refuse. Solid wastes
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spelling my.ums.eprints.392372024-07-26T01:20:57Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/39237/ Preliminary study on behavioural responses over Single-Use Plastic (SUP) usage and plastic waste management practice in island community of Pulau Ketam, Selangor Chen, Foong Ling Vun, Bonaventure Leong Wan Kueh, Kelvin Boon Hee HD9650-9663 Chemical industries TD783-812.5 Municipal refuse. Solid wastes Plastic waste management on islands is more challenging compared to the situation on the mainland or the urban areas, given the island geographical limitations and additional costs incurred to address the limitations. Yet, islands are one of the main gateways which poorly managed plastic waste enters the marine environment. A preliminary study was conducted to determine behavioural responses over SUP usage and plastic waste management practice of the Pulau Ketam community. Pulau Ketam is located 20 km off the coast from Port Klang, Selangor, Malaysia. It is an island of mangrove forest situated in the intertidal zone. Unobtrusive direct observation conducted at key areas where SUP usage and plastic waste management practices by local community were observed. A total of 422 observations were recorded for the behavioural responses over SUP usage, while 135 observations were recorded for behavioural responses over plastic waste management practice. More than 98% of the island community used SUP during daily purchases. Littering behaviour and other improper plastic waste management practices were recorded at 73% (on average) at landfill and garbage collection points, instead at recycling centre. Proper plastic waste management system planning, tighter enforcement, and awareness and behaviours intervention improvement could be prioritized at both community and government levels to ensure achievement of zero-SUP movement and environmental sustainability. Faculty of Science and Natural Resources, UMS 2023-09-27 Proceedings PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/39237/1/ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/39237/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf Chen, Foong Ling and Vun, Bonaventure Leong Wan and Kueh, Kelvin Boon Hee (2023) Preliminary study on behavioural responses over Single-Use Plastic (SUP) usage and plastic waste management practice in island community of Pulau Ketam, Selangor. (Submitted) https://www.ums.edu.my/fssa/index.php/research/conference-publication
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English
topic HD9650-9663 Chemical industries
TD783-812.5 Municipal refuse. Solid wastes
spellingShingle HD9650-9663 Chemical industries
TD783-812.5 Municipal refuse. Solid wastes
Chen, Foong Ling
Vun, Bonaventure Leong Wan
Kueh, Kelvin Boon Hee
Preliminary study on behavioural responses over Single-Use Plastic (SUP) usage and plastic waste management practice in island community of Pulau Ketam, Selangor
description Plastic waste management on islands is more challenging compared to the situation on the mainland or the urban areas, given the island geographical limitations and additional costs incurred to address the limitations. Yet, islands are one of the main gateways which poorly managed plastic waste enters the marine environment. A preliminary study was conducted to determine behavioural responses over SUP usage and plastic waste management practice of the Pulau Ketam community. Pulau Ketam is located 20 km off the coast from Port Klang, Selangor, Malaysia. It is an island of mangrove forest situated in the intertidal zone. Unobtrusive direct observation conducted at key areas where SUP usage and plastic waste management practices by local community were observed. A total of 422 observations were recorded for the behavioural responses over SUP usage, while 135 observations were recorded for behavioural responses over plastic waste management practice. More than 98% of the island community used SUP during daily purchases. Littering behaviour and other improper plastic waste management practices were recorded at 73% (on average) at landfill and garbage collection points, instead at recycling centre. Proper plastic waste management system planning, tighter enforcement, and awareness and behaviours intervention improvement could be prioritized at both community and government levels to ensure achievement of zero-SUP movement and environmental sustainability.
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author Chen, Foong Ling
Vun, Bonaventure Leong Wan
Kueh, Kelvin Boon Hee
author_facet Chen, Foong Ling
Vun, Bonaventure Leong Wan
Kueh, Kelvin Boon Hee
author_sort Chen, Foong Ling
title Preliminary study on behavioural responses over Single-Use Plastic (SUP) usage and plastic waste management practice in island community of Pulau Ketam, Selangor
title_short Preliminary study on behavioural responses over Single-Use Plastic (SUP) usage and plastic waste management practice in island community of Pulau Ketam, Selangor
title_full Preliminary study on behavioural responses over Single-Use Plastic (SUP) usage and plastic waste management practice in island community of Pulau Ketam, Selangor
title_fullStr Preliminary study on behavioural responses over Single-Use Plastic (SUP) usage and plastic waste management practice in island community of Pulau Ketam, Selangor
title_full_unstemmed Preliminary study on behavioural responses over Single-Use Plastic (SUP) usage and plastic waste management practice in island community of Pulau Ketam, Selangor
title_sort preliminary study on behavioural responses over single-use plastic (sup) usage and plastic waste management practice in island community of pulau ketam, selangor
publisher Faculty of Science and Natural Resources, UMS
publishDate 2023
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/39237/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/39237/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/39237/
https://www.ums.edu.my/fssa/index.php/research/conference-publication
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