Household Knowledge and Practices in Solid Waste Segregation and Recycling in Malaysia

Solid household waste management has been identified as a major problem at all over the world. The failure of managing household waste may lead to increased operation cost and effected the environment entirely. There is a tremendous amount of loss in terms of environmental degradation, health hazard...

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Main Authors: Abu, Noor Hidayah, A'jman, Nik Muhammad Aqil, Mansor, Mohd Fitri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CA and CC Press AB 2021
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/31687/1/CATC%2022%2005%2017-27%202021.pdf
https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/31687/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/358118386_Household_Knowledge_and_Practices_in_Solid_Waste_Segregation_and_Recycling_in_Malaysia
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Summary:Solid household waste management has been identified as a major problem at all over the world. The failure of managing household waste may lead to increased operation cost and effected the environment entirely. There is a tremendous amount of loss in terms of environmental degradation, health hazards and economic descend due to direct disposal of waste. This study will concentrate on solid waste management among household at Taman Desa Sinaran Dengkel Selangor Malaysia. In this study, a quantitative method based on survey questionnaire was implemented. The data collected, calculated and analyzed using SmartPLS. The results of the study revealed that knowledge is the domain factor in the relationship between solid household waste management behaviour among resident of Desa Sinar Harapan. This paper able to enrich understanding of household regarding the factors that most contribute to waste management