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Garbage enzyme as a solution to waste minimization

Garbage enzyme is obtained by fermenting fruit and vegetable wastes. This alternative method of biological recovery of organic waste may provide a solution to waste minimization and reduction since a large proportion of municipal solid waste consists of food waste. A study was conducted to assess th...

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Main Authors: Ho, Yuek Ming, Ling, Leong Kee, Abd Manaf, Latifah
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: Springer 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55766/1/Garbage%20enzyme%20as%20a%20solution%20to%20waste%20minimization.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.557662017-06-07T08:54:40Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55766/ Garbage enzyme as a solution to waste minimization Ho, Yuek Ming Ling, Leong Kee Abd Manaf, Latifah Garbage enzyme is obtained by fermenting fruit and vegetable wastes. This alternative method of biological recovery of organic waste may provide a solution to waste minimization and reduction since a large proportion of municipal solid waste consists of food waste. A study was conducted to assess the implementation of garbage enzyme making and usage as an initiative to reduce the amount of municipal solid waste generated by a hawker community. It was found that practical values, communal spirit and awareness of environmental consequences were among the factors that encourage the practice of garbage enzyme making, while ignorance, time and convenience factors hinder garbage enzyme making and usage. Taking these factors into consideration, municipalities could promote garbage enzyme as a viable method in reducing the amount of MSW generated. Springer 2013 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55766/1/Garbage%20enzyme%20as%20a%20solution%20to%20waste%20minimization.pdf Ho, Yuek Ming and Ling, Leong Kee and Abd Manaf, Latifah (2013) Garbage enzyme as a solution to waste minimization. In: International Conference on Environmental Forensics 2013, 11-14 Nov. 2013, Marriot Hotel, Putrajaya, Malaysia. (pp. 347-350). 10.1007/978-981-4560-70-2_63
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description Garbage enzyme is obtained by fermenting fruit and vegetable wastes. This alternative method of biological recovery of organic waste may provide a solution to waste minimization and reduction since a large proportion of municipal solid waste consists of food waste. A study was conducted to assess the implementation of garbage enzyme making and usage as an initiative to reduce the amount of municipal solid waste generated by a hawker community. It was found that practical values, communal spirit and awareness of environmental consequences were among the factors that encourage the practice of garbage enzyme making, while ignorance, time and convenience factors hinder garbage enzyme making and usage. Taking these factors into consideration, municipalities could promote garbage enzyme as a viable method in reducing the amount of MSW generated.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Ho, Yuek Ming
Ling, Leong Kee
Abd Manaf, Latifah
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Ling, Leong Kee
Abd Manaf, Latifah
Garbage enzyme as a solution to waste minimization
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Ling, Leong Kee
Abd Manaf, Latifah
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title Garbage enzyme as a solution to waste minimization
title_short Garbage enzyme as a solution to waste minimization
title_full Garbage enzyme as a solution to waste minimization
title_fullStr Garbage enzyme as a solution to waste minimization
title_full_unstemmed Garbage enzyme as a solution to waste minimization
title_sort garbage enzyme as a solution to waste minimization
publisher Springer
publishDate 2013
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55766/1/Garbage%20enzyme%20as%20a%20solution%20to%20waste%20minimization.pdf
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