A study on the public awareness towards proper wastes management system / Yusri Basri

• Main Author: Basri, Yusri
• Format: Student Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2002
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General); HC Economic History and Conditions; Environmental policy and economic development. Sustainable development. Environmental management
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/61298/1/61298.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/61298/

It is cannot be denied that most of the countries in today world are moving towards develop country which the economic activities shifted from agricultural base economy to the industrialize base economy. Since the technology improve the live hood of mankind's, yet the important of maintaining the natural resources and the purity of the environment are seems to be ignore by most of us. This study is mainly focus on the public awareness under Dewan Bandaraya Kuching Selatan Jurisdiction towards proper wastes management system. The findings shows that most of the respondents are aware on the pollutions and most of them were satisfied with the wastes collection services done by TSSB. But most of the respondents were not familiar with the hazardous wastes in terms of its' categories, factors that can leads to hazardous wastes and its' effects to the ecosystem. It is recommended that through promotional, expo activities and by introducing environmental subject in the school syllabus besides the effectiveness of TV channels such as documentaries on earth issues can built the public awareness.