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Title:	A legal study on household solid waste management in Malaysia
Authors:	Intan Nadia Ghulam Khan (P72887)
Supervisor:	Wan Siti Adibah Wan Dahalan, Prof. Dr.
Keywords:	Refuse and refuse disposal -- Malaysia Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia -- Dissertations Dissertations, Academic -- Malaysia
Issue Date:	22-Jan-2019
Description:	Around 1.3 billion tonnes of solid waste are generated annually all over the world and forecasts place the figure at 2.2 billon tonnes by 2025. Solid waste needs to be effectively managed in order to mitigate its adverse impacts and effects on the environment and human well-being. Malaysia's Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act 2007 (Act 672) aims at regulating solid waste management in the states in Peninsular Malaysia and federal territories. Its enforcement is limited to the states of Johor, Kedah, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perlis, and the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya but does not cover Perak, Selangor, Pulau Pinang, Kelantan, Terengganu and Federal Territory of Labuan. However, the provisions in the Act are inadequate in several aspects. This research examines the principles of environmental law and international conventions on solid waste management and analyses the adequacy of relevant laws in Malaysia. Besides, the relevant laws in Australia, the United Kingdom, and Singapore are also comparatively examined. This research employs a qualitative approach involving methods such as content analysis of primary and secondary data as well as interviews. In addition, a quantitative approach was used through a survey aimed at identifying factors affecting sustainable solid waste management in Malaysia. The findings of this research show that environmental law principles discussed in this research are relevant in solid waste management. The research also notes that there is no international convention that specifically addresses solid waste management although related provisions are contained in a number of international conventions, for example, the 1989 Basel Convention. Related issues also discussed are those that affect sustainable solid waste management in Malaysia. This indicates the inadequacy of the existing laws in Malaysia. The statistic findings of the survey show that the important legal factors affecting solid waste management in Malaysia include the need for satisfactory policy beside the need for adequate regulations. This research notes that waste minimization is the main focus of solid waste management laws in Australia, the United Kingdom, and Singapore, whereas Malaysia's legislations still center on basic solid waste management issues. This research recommends that the improvements on existing laws are necessary such as amending and adding provisions in Act 672 to include provisions on solid waste recycling and minimization, as well as littering offence, in order to promote more sustainable management of solid waste in Malaysia. The law is stated as at 21 November 2018 and includes updates as recent as at 21 November 2018.,Ph.D.
Pages:	360
Call Number:	C39.INT 2019 2 tesis
Publisher:	UKM, Bangi
Appears in Collections:	Faculty of Law / Fakulti Undang-undang

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