Real data composition of municipal solid waste (MSW) generated in Balakong, Selangor, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Abu Samah, Mohd Armi, Abd Manaf, Latifah, Periathamby, Agamuthu, Sulaiman, Wan Nor Azmin, Ahsan, Amimul
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Marsland Press 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28597/1/Real%20data%20composition%20of%20municipal%20solid%20waste.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28597/; http://www.lifesciencesite.com/lsj/life1004/

Increasing population and rapid urbanisation growth and other factors influence directly the municipal solid waste (MSW) generation in Malaysia. As generally the large quantity of MSW generation, particularly in Peninsular Malaysia, has increased from 16,200 tonnes per day in 2001 to 19,100 tonnes p...