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Study of Household Waste Management and Recycling Awareness Between Residential Areas in Kuala Nerang, Kedah, Malaysia

Author(s): Husna Abdul Halim 1 , Mohamed Zuhaili Mohamed Najib 2 , Muzaffar Zainal Abideen 2 , Hazlami Fikri Basri 2 , Khalida Muda 2
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1 School of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia.
2 Department of Water and Environmental Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia

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Industrial and Domestic Waste Management

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This paper presents a study on household waste management and recycling awareness. Residential areas are the major sources of solid waste as that is where people live. The waste that is usually disposed of from residential areas includes food waste, plastic waste, paper, glass, tin, and others. The increasing trend in waste generated from homes has become a major concern. This study aimed to assess household waste management and recycling awareness in two residential areas located in Padang Terap District, Kuala Nerang, Kedah, Malaysia. Recently, Padang Terap district showed an increase in waste generated compared to another district, Kedah. An open-ended questionnaire was distributed to approximately 32 respondents, and an interview was conducted to study household waste management and recycling awareness in two residential areas—Taman Jati and Taman Pelangi. The research shows that household waste management to segregate the waste remains a problem, despite most respondents being aware of this issue through different media. Furthermore, the lack of household waste management and recycling programs and facilities by the local authorities caused residents to be reluctant to practice these activities.
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SUBMITTED: 15 March 2022
ACCEPTED: 22 May 2022
PUBLISHED: 24 May 2022
SUBMITTED to ACCEPTED: 68 days
DOI: https://doi.org/10.53623/idwm.v2i1.70

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Abdul Halim, H., Mohamed Najib, M. Z., Zainal Abideen, M., Basri, H. F., & Muda, K. (2022). Study of Household Waste Management and Recycling Awareness Between Residential Areas in Kuala Nerang, Kedah, Malaysia. Industrial and Domestic Waste Management, 2(1), 39–45. https://doi.org/10.53623/idwm.v2i1.70
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household waste management segregation of solid waste recycling awareness
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