Background Poor waste disposal practices hamper the progress towards an integrated solid
waste management in households. Knowledge of current practices and perception of …

Solid waste management is a major environmental challenge in most Nigerian cities. Waste
generation rate in Nigeria is estimated at 0.65-0.95 kg/capita/day which gives an average of …

This study represents a few basic steps of municipal solid waste management practiced in
the six major cities of Bangladesh, namely, Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, Barisal …

Solid waste generation is attested to be unavoidable product of human activities.
Sustainable management of such waste is a pressing challenge faced in many developing …

Effective collection and transport of solid waste reduces time, efforts and cost required from
municipalities for such services. The current system used to collect and transport solid waste …

This study was conducted to identify the relationship between variables that affect
behavioral intention among UPM students in reducing plastic consumption. A survey was …

Internationally, almost 70% of municipal solid waste is disposed of in landfills and may
contain hazardous substances in the form of paints, vehicle maintenance products, mercury …

Increasing solid waste is one of the most crucial environmental problems in Malaysia.
Improper management of solid waste will cause many problems. Increasing solid waste, lack …

Increasing amounts of solid wastes cause serious environmental problems, especially for
industrialized cities. Kocaeli, one of the most industrialized cities of Turkey, can be evaluated …

Efficient and sound waste management in developing country like Malaysia requires reliable
data on solid waste generation and composition. At present there is no data available on …