Environmental Sustainability Framework for Plastic Waste Management—a Case Study of Bubble Tea Industry in Malaysia

Abstract Economic growth and rapid industrialisation have led to enormous increase in municipal solid waste (MSW). Lack of management alternatives ineffective policy implementation are the major challenges for government materialise a sustainable framework, especially plastic waste. Booming food beverage (F&B) industry has aggravated situation by generating more with no economic values. Hence, this study aims evaluate overall environmental performance existing alternative technologies that available Malaysia based on net greenhouse gas (GHG) emission terms carbon dioxide equivalent (kg CO 2 -eq) per tonne analysed through life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology. LCA result proven Scenario B (waste energy (WTE) incineration) is environmentally preferable as it had negative GHG − 573.80 kg -eq compared A (sanitary landfill) 566.15 -eq. Negative WTE incineration was mainly due higher saving achieved cleaner electricity generation conventional power production. This technology potential reduce dependence landfills served basis sustainability framework development case Malaysia. can be baseline local authorities or makers other hotspots than bubble tea improve via incineration.