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dc.contributor.authorAja, Ogboo Chikere
dc.contributor.authorAl-Kayiem, H.
dc.contributor.authorZewge, M.
dc.contributor.authorJoo, M.
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-30T08:03:07Z
dc.date.available2018-01-30T08:03:07Z
dc.date.created2018-01-30T05:59:17Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationAja, O. and Al-Kayiem, H. and Zewge, M. and Joo, M. 2016. Overview of Hazardous Waste Management Status in Malaysia, in Saleh, H. and Rahman, R. (eds), Management of Hazardous wastes, chapter 5, pp. 69-87. London, UK: InTechOpen.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/60964
dc.identifier.doi10.5772/61668
dc.description.abstract

This chapter reviews the status of hazardous waste management in Malaysia. It highlights the sources of the hazardous waste, government policies on waste generation and management, the involvement of the stakeholders, and the various management procedures adopted in Malaysia. Currently, the manufacturing sector is the major contributor in hazardous waste generated in Malaysia. Other sectors that contribute include household, agriculture, medical, and other industrial sectors. Malaysian government’s resolve on human health protection and safeguarding the environment prompted various acts, regulations, and orders such as the popular Environmental Quality Act (EQA) 1974. The regulations made pursuant to the Environmental Quality Act have continuously improved to address the issues on the definition and classifications of hazardous waste and the management process in Malaysia. The management of hazardous waste in Malaysia is effectively growing as a result of continuous review of the regulations and enforcement of the acts. The stakeholders in the industries have also been active in keeping to the EQA regulations to keep the environment safe as much as possible.

dc.publisherInTechOpen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
dc.titleOverview of Hazardous Waste Management Status in Malaysia
dc.typeBook Chapter
dcterms.source.startPage69
dcterms.source.endPage87
dcterms.source.titleManagement of Hazardous Wastes
dcterms.source.placeLondon
dcterms.source.chapter9
curtin.departmentCurtin Malaysia
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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