Trends in sustainable landfilling in Malaysia, a developing country

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 656-663

  Fauziah, S H ^a   Agamuthu, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

developing country; Malaysia Solid Waste Public Cleansing Management Act 2007; Municipal solid waste; open dumps; privatization; waste management policy

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; DISPOSAL SITES; DISPOSAL SYSTEMS; DRINKING WATER SOURCES; HAZARDOUS WASTES; LANDFILLING; LANDFILLING PRACTICES; MALAYSIA; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; NATIONAL PROGRAMME; OPEN-DUMPS; WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICY; WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIVATIZATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

LAND FILL;

DEVELOPING WORLD; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LANDFILL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIVATIZATION; SANITATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LANDFILL; MALAYSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENT; FORECASTING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MALAYSIA; PRIVATIZATION; REFUSE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 84863511884     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X12437564     Document Type: Article

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