Practices, attitudes and motives for domestic waste recycling

Bibliographic Data

ID19499720
AuthorsM S Aini (a Department of Resource Management and Consumer Studies , Selangor, Malaysia), A Fakhru’l‐razi (0000-0002-3329-0345, Universiti Putra Malaysia), A Fakhru'l-Razi (b Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering , Faculty of Human Ecology, University Putra Malaysia , Selangor, Malaysia), S M Lad (a Department of Resource Management and Consumer Studies , Selangor, Malaysia), Sachin Lad, A H Hashim (a Department of Resource Management and Consumer Studies , Selangor, Malaysia), Anwar Hashim
Year2002
Volume9
Issue3
Pages232-238
Publication date2002-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1350-4509 • E-ISSN: 1745-2627
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13504500209470119
OpenAlexW2046181189
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited19

Solid household waste management in Malaysia has reached a critical stage. Increasing population, urbanization and changing patterns of lifestyle have instigated the phenomenon. The 15 000 tonnes of garbage produced daily are thrown into 230 landfills nationwide, where 80% of them have only two years of life span left. Although recycling programmes were launched as early as 1990, only 5% of the wastes are recycled. The purpose of the present research was to ascertain the current management of household solid waste, attitude and motivational factors towards recycling. Data were collected using interview survey on 150 households in an urban residential area. The findings demonstrated that the respondents had very low awareness and knowledge regarding local domestic waste management. Separation of organic and non-organic wastes was rarely practised by 76% of the respondents. Most waste was thrown away, except for newspaper and aluminium cans which were regularly recycled, while furniture, and electrical items were reused by giving away or trading-in. The attitude of the respondents towards recycling was modest. Of the five motivational factors, intrinsic satisfaction and individual commitment were more important reasons for recycling than convenience, economic motivation and societal commitment. The results of the study indicated that, in order to overcome the solid waste crisis, the conscience of the individual needs to be raised through environmental awareness and concern, inculcation of sustainable consumption practices and education on waste management

Business · Economic growth · Economics · Garbage · Municipal solid waste · Population · Sociology · solid waste management · Urbanization · Waste management · Engineering · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Environmental Sustainability in Business · Municipal Solid Waste Management · Marketing

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