Policy trends of extended producer responsibility in Malaysia

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 945-953

  Agamuthu, P ^a   Victor, Dennis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

extended producer responsibility; Malaysia; scheduled wastes; solid waste; waste management policy

Indexed keywords

E-WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACTS; EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY; FUTURE PROSPECTS; MALAYSIA; MALAYSIANS; SCHEDULED WASTES; SOLID WASTE GENERATION; VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION; WASTE GENERATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICY; WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; SOLID WASTES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; POLLUTION POLICY; SOLID WASTE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; RESPONSIBILITY; SOLID WASTE;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; MALAYSIA; REFUSE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 80052740384     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X11413332     Document Type: Article

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