Status of household waste segregation in municipal solid waste management for Kuching South City, Sarawak, Malaysia

Household attitudes in the community appear to be critical as their points of understanding in waste segregation eventually plays a significant role in providing answers to municipal solid waste management problems in Kuching South City. Despite the abundance of opportunities available for househ...

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Main Author:	Otitoju, Tunmise Ayode
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	GE Environmental Sciences
Online Access:	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10938/1/Tunmise%20Ayode%20Otitoju%20ft.pdf
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spelling	my-unimas-ir.109382023-06-20T07:10:50Z Status of household waste segregation in municipal solid waste management for Kuching South City, Sarawak, Malaysia 2015 Otitoju, Tunmise Ayode GE Environmental Sciences Household attitudes in the community appear to be critical as their points of understanding in waste segregation eventually plays a significant role in providing answers to municipal solid waste management problems in Kuching South City. Despite the abundance of opportunities available for household waste segregation, its full potentials are yet to be exploited in Kuching South City. The objectives of this study were to determine the level of awareness and acceptance, constraints and household requirements for participation among residents of Kuching South City. It also aims to examine the existing practice in Kuching South City and hence make recommendations for effective waste segregation practice. This study gathered data from two main sources namely secondary and primary sources. The secondary data was sourced from various related and relevant articles, books and journals. The two main techniques employed in gathering primary data were household questionnaire sampled among 228 households and face to face interview conducted with delegates from Kuching South City Council and Natural Resource and Environmental Board, Sarawak. Descriptive statistics, correlation test, independent t-test and analysis of variance were used to answer the research questions and hypotheses. 2015 Thesis http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10938/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10938/1/Tunmise%20Ayode%20Otitoju%20ft.pdf text en validuser masters Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) Institute of Biodiversity and Enviromental Conservation
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description	Household attitudes in the community appear to be critical as their points of understanding in waste segregation eventually plays a significant role in providing answers to municipal solid waste management problems in Kuching South City. Despite the abundance of opportunities available for household waste segregation, its full potentials are yet to be exploited in Kuching South City. The objectives of this study were to determine the level of awareness and acceptance, constraints and household requirements for participation among residents of Kuching South City. It also aims to examine the existing practice in Kuching South City and hence make recommendations for effective waste segregation practice. This study gathered data from two main sources namely secondary and primary sources. The secondary data was sourced from various related and relevant articles, books and journals. The two main techniques employed in gathering primary data were household questionnaire sampled among 228 households and face to face interview conducted with delegates from Kuching South City Council and Natural Resource and Environmental Board, Sarawak. Descriptive statistics, correlation test, independent t-test and analysis of variance were used to answer the research questions and hypotheses.
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title	Status of household waste segregation in municipal solid waste management for Kuching South City, Sarawak, Malaysia
title_short	Status of household waste segregation in municipal solid waste management for Kuching South City, Sarawak, Malaysia
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Status of household waste segregation in municipal solid waste management for Kuching South City, Sarawak, Malaysia

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