This paper examines the strategic environmental assessment (SEA) systemic policy drivers for solid waste management (SWM) policies, plans and programmes (PPP) in Malaysia. Solid waste generation in Malaysia has been increasing drastically from 9.0 million tonnes in 2000 to an expected 15.6 million tonnes in 2020. This projected rate of solid waste generation is expected to burden the country’s ...

EPA 1s deueloping an RCRA Hazardous Waste Minimlzation NatIonal Plan that will serue as the basfsfor an ouerall natlonal policy on hazardous waste management. The Plan wlll place Its hlghest prlority on source reduction, followed by recycllng. In thls article, the Chief of the EPA’s Waste Minimlzatlon Branch describes the Agency’s Draft National Plan and requests comments from readers on the is...

The aim of this study is to identify and measure the variables which influence per capita municipal solid waste generation in the south-eastern U.S., using the 100 counties of North Carolina as a data set and regression models for statistical analysis. Variables are selected to capture the residential, institutional and commercial components of the municipal solid waste stream, as well as the o...

The UK waste strategy is based upon a concept of a hierarchy of preferable options for handling and disposal of waste. Minimisation is at the top of this hierarchy and several policy strategies have been introduced to encourage the uptake of waste minimisation methodology by industry. Waste minimisation clubs are a key component of the UK waste strategy and an essential vehicle for encouraging ...

Source separation is a common method for dealing with the increasing problem of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in society. The citizens are then responsible for separating waste fractions produced in their home. If the consumers fail to sort the waste according to the source separation scheme, it will lead to an ineffective system. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the environmental, economi...