A study on environmental waste management practices: a technology foresight perspective

• Main Authors: Wahab, Eta, Shamsuddin, Alina, Abdullah, Nor Hazana
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Scientific Publishers 2018
• Subjects: TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering; TD172-193.5 Environmental pollution; TD511-780 Sewage collection and disposal systems. Sewerage; TD783-812.5 Municipal refuse. Solid wastes
• Online Access: http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/3554/1/AJ%202018%20%28358%29.pdf; http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/3554/; https://doi.org/10.1166/asl.2018.11042

Current rapid growth of the industrial sector is causing significant pollution of the environment and people’s surroundings. One of the biggest challenges in urban areas within Malaysia is managing solid waste, especially in areas where industries and housing estates are developing rapidly as the ec...