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Journal Article
Toward sustainable solid waste minimization by manufacturing firms in Malaysia: strengths and weaknesses
2018
Overview
Malaysia is facing an increasing trend in industrial solid waste generation due to industrial development. Thus, there is a paramount need in taking practical actions and measurements to move toward sustainable industrial waste management. The main aim of this study is to assess practicing solid waste minimization by manufacturing firms. Analysis showed that majority of firms (92%) dispose of their wastes rather than utilize other sustainable waste management options. Also, waste minimization methods such as segregation of wastes, on-site recycle and reuse, improved housekeeping, and equipment modification were found to have significant contribution to waste reduction (
p
< 0.05). Lack of expertise (
M
= 3.50), lack of enough information (
M
= 3.54), lack of equipment modification (
M
= 3.16), and lack of specific waste minimization guidelines (
M
= 3.49) have higher mean score comparing with other barriers in different categories. These data were interpreted for elaborating on SWOT and TOWS (strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities) matrix to highlight strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities. Subsequently, ten policies were recommended for improvement of practicing waste minimization by manufacturing firms as the main objective of this research.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing,Springer Nature B.V
