Municipal Solid Waste Composition Study of Selected Area in Gambang, Pahang

Abstract

The amount of municipal solid waste (MSW) generated continue to increase in response to rapid growth in population, change in life style and accelerated urbanization and industrialization process. The study on MSW is important in order to determine the composition further seeks an immediate remedy to minimize the waste generated at the early stage. As most of the MSW goes to the landfill or dumping sites, particularly in Malaysia, closure of filled-up landfill may become an alarm clock for an immediate action of proper solid waste management. This research aims to determine the waste composition generated from selected residential area at Gambang, Kuantan, Pahang which represent Old residential area (ORA), Intermediate residential area (IRA) and New residential area (NRA).

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Mokhtar, N., Ishak, W. F. W., Romali, N. S., Osmi, S. F. C., & Samah, M. A. A. (2013). Municipal solid waste composition study of selected area in Gambang, Pahang. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (Vol. 16, No. 1, p. 012041). IOP Publishing.

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