Legislative challenges on solid waste management system in Malaysia / Hamimah Abd. Hamed, Rozlya Muin and Noor Mastura Mohd Nor

Solid Waste Management is a global issue. It has become an acute problem face by all country in the world including Malaysia. It is an ever ending issue with the emergence of new problem due to the rapid growth of population, urbanization and industrialization. In order to accomplish the status of a...

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Main Authors: Abd. Hamed, Hamimah, Muin, Rozlya, Mohd Nor, Noor Mastura
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Published: 2007
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spelling my-uitm-ir.329122020-10-30T15:38:50Z Legislative challenges on solid waste management system in Malaysia / Hamimah Abd. Hamed, Rozlya Muin and Noor Mastura Mohd Nor 2007-10 Abd. Hamed, Hamimah Muin, Rozlya Mohd Nor, Noor Mastura Environmental law Solid Waste Management is a global issue. It has become an acute problem face by all country in the world including Malaysia. It is an ever ending issue with the emergence of new problem due to the rapid growth of population, urbanization and industrialization. In order to accomplish the status of a develop nation in 2020, efforts are been taken to over come issues relating to the management of solid waste in Malaysia. A National policy on Solid Waste was endorsed by Malaysian Cabinet 2002 where the objective is to establish a solid waste management system which is holistic, integrated and cost effective. Malaysia has decided to implement waste management by giving priority to minimizing solid waste through the 3Rs (recycle, reduce and reuse). For the past ten years, efforts have been taken by the government to establish proper and standard laws with regard to the management of solid waste. Finally in August, 2007 Malaysia has gazettes two laws relating to solid waste management namely Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Management Act 2007 [Act 672] and Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Coorperation Act 2007 [Act 673]. This project paper discuss on the pre 2007 legislation as well as the new laws which are yet to be enforced. The project paper focus on the challenges face by the new institutional frameworks in Malaysia with regard to the management of solid waste. 2007-10 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/32912/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/32912/1/32912.pdf text en public degree Universiti Teknologi MARA Faculty of Law Mashhor, Sue Valquis (Prof. Madya)
institution Universiti Teknologi MARA
collection UiTM Institutional Repository
language English
advisor Mashhor, Sue Valquis (Prof. Madya)
topic Environmental law
spellingShingle Environmental law
Abd. Hamed, Hamimah
Muin, Rozlya
Mohd Nor, Noor Mastura
Legislative challenges on solid waste management system in Malaysia / Hamimah Abd. Hamed, Rozlya Muin and Noor Mastura Mohd Nor
description Solid Waste Management is a global issue. It has become an acute problem face by all country in the world including Malaysia. It is an ever ending issue with the emergence of new problem due to the rapid growth of population, urbanization and industrialization. In order to accomplish the status of a develop nation in 2020, efforts are been taken to over come issues relating to the management of solid waste in Malaysia. A National policy on Solid Waste was endorsed by Malaysian Cabinet 2002 where the objective is to establish a solid waste management system which is holistic, integrated and cost effective. Malaysia has decided to implement waste management by giving priority to minimizing solid waste through the 3Rs (recycle, reduce and reuse). For the past ten years, efforts have been taken by the government to establish proper and standard laws with regard to the management of solid waste. Finally in August, 2007 Malaysia has gazettes two laws relating to solid waste management namely Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Management Act 2007 [Act 672] and Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Coorperation Act 2007 [Act 673]. This project paper discuss on the pre 2007 legislation as well as the new laws which are yet to be enforced. The project paper focus on the challenges face by the new institutional frameworks in Malaysia with regard to the management of solid waste.
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author Abd. Hamed, Hamimah
Muin, Rozlya
Mohd Nor, Noor Mastura
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Muin, Rozlya
Mohd Nor, Noor Mastura
author_sort Abd. Hamed, Hamimah
title Legislative challenges on solid waste management system in Malaysia / Hamimah Abd. Hamed, Rozlya Muin and Noor Mastura Mohd Nor
title_short Legislative challenges on solid waste management system in Malaysia / Hamimah Abd. Hamed, Rozlya Muin and Noor Mastura Mohd Nor
title_full Legislative challenges on solid waste management system in Malaysia / Hamimah Abd. Hamed, Rozlya Muin and Noor Mastura Mohd Nor
title_fullStr Legislative challenges on solid waste management system in Malaysia / Hamimah Abd. Hamed, Rozlya Muin and Noor Mastura Mohd Nor
title_full_unstemmed Legislative challenges on solid waste management system in Malaysia / Hamimah Abd. Hamed, Rozlya Muin and Noor Mastura Mohd Nor
title_sort legislative challenges on solid waste management system in malaysia / hamimah abd. hamed, rozlya muin and noor mastura mohd nor
granting_institution Universiti Teknologi MARA
granting_department Faculty of Law
publishDate 2007
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/32912/1/32912.pdf
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