In Malaysia, there has not yet been any widely published research that has described contractor atti-
tudes and behaviors regarding waste management including waste reduction, reuse and recycling. Taken
together, these attitudes and behaviors are crucial to understanding how construction waste manage-
ment problems might be resolved. As the Malaysian construction industry is still labor-intensive, the
attitudes and behaviors of individuals involved in this industry influence its growth and performance.
This paper intends to provide insights on how contractor attitudes and behaviors affect waste manage-
ment in the construction industry of Malaysia. A structured questionnaire survey was implemented in
order to interview local contractors. This paper utilizes logistic regression analysis to assess the relation-
ship between various factors affecting contractor attitudes and behaviors regarding waste management.
The results show that contractor attitudes and behaviors regarding waste management tend to differ
based on the size of the contractor, which is indicated by its group or category. Contractors that have
positive attitudes toward waste management also have satisfactory behaviors, supporting Ajzen’s the-
ory of planned behavior. The important and significant factors that affect contractor attitudes toward
waste management include contractor size, source reduction, reuse and recycling measures, frequency
of waste collection, staff participation in training programs and waste disposal method. Factors such as
construction-related education among employees, contractor experience in construction works, source-
reduction measures, reuse of materials, waste disposal behaviors and attitudes toward waste management
are the most significant factors affecting contractor behavior on waste management. These factors influ-
ence contractor attitudes and behaviors and are necessary to effectively improve waste management,
growth and performance, as well as to reduce the environmental degradation of the construction industry