Waste is an obvious by-product that comes from human activities. Urbanization, economic development,
and improving living standards in cities all have an impact on the increase of the quantity and difficulty
of generated waste. Fast population growth and industrialization degrades the urban environment and places
serious stress on natural resources. Inefficient management and disposal of solid waste is a noticeable cause
of degradation of the environment in most cities of the developing world. MSW generation depends on township
size and level of economic standards. Thus, it was proven by the MSW generated in the selected area of
Kluang (a small town in the southern part of Peninsular Malaysia) amounted to as little as 45 tons and as much
as 3,000 tons in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia's capital). More analysis reported that the largest sources of MSW
generation come from household waste, followed by industrial and commercial wastes. In Selangor State, the
highest percentage of MSW consisted of putrescible waste of approximately 46%, followed by plastic and
paper at 15% and 14%, respectively. This paper focuses on the trend and management of household solid
waste composition generated in Balakong City, Malaysia. A survey for household residents in eight housing
areas was carried out for one month and data were collected on a daily basis. The composition of solid waste
collected was segregated into different components (organic waste, plastic, paper, glass, metal, and other)
Waste is an obvious by-product that comes from human activities. Urbanization, economic development,and improving living standards in cities all have an impact on the increase of the quantity and difficultyof generated waste. Fast population growth and industrialization degrades the urban environment and placesserious stress on natural resources. Inefficient management and disposal of solid waste is a noticeable causeof degradation of the environment in most cities of the developing world. MSW generation depends on townshipsize and level of economic standards. Thus, it was proven by the MSW generated in the selected area ofKluang (a small town in the southern part of Peninsular Malaysia) amounted to as little as 45 tons and as muchas 3,000 tons in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia's capital). More analysis reported that the largest sources of MSWgeneration come from household waste, followed by industrial and commercial wastes. In Selangor State, thehighest percentage of MSW consisted of putrescible waste of approximately 46%, followed by plastic andpaper at 15% and 14%, respectively. This paper focuses on the trend and management of household solidwaste composition generated in Balakong City, Malaysia. A survey for household residents in eight housingareas was carried out for one month and data were collected on a daily basis. The composition of solid wastecollected was segregated into different components (organic waste, plastic, paper, glass, metal, and other)
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