Solid waste management transformation and future challenges of source separation and recycling practice in Malaysia

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 116, Issue , 2017, Pages 1-14

  Moh, YiingChiee ^a   Abd Manaf, Latifah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Malaysia; Plan strategies; Policy implementation; Recycling; Solid waste management; Source separation

Indexed keywords

LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PRIVATIZATION; RECYCLING; SEPARATION; SOLID WASTES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CRITICAL CHALLENGES; FUTURE CHALLENGES; MALAYSIA; PLAN STRATEGIES; POLICY AND REGULATION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATIONS; RECYCLABLE MATERIAL; WASTE COMPOSITION;

SOURCE SEPARATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FUTURE PROSPECT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY STRATEGY; PRIVATIZATION; RECYCLING; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SEPARATION; SOLID WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BEHAVIOR; DUMPING; GOVERNMENT; LANDFILL; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALAYSIA; RECYCLING; RESPONSIBILITY;

KUALA LUMPUR [WEST MALAYSIA]; MALAYSIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 84988014597     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2016.09.012     Document Type: Review

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