A Survey on Perceptions of Legal and Non-Legal Factors Affecting Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Malaysia (Kaji Selidik Perspektif Faktor Undang-undang dan Bukan Undang-undang yang Mempengaruhi Kelestarian Pengurusan Sisa Pepejal di Malaysia)

Intan Nadia Ghulam Khan, Wan Siti Adibah Wan Dahalan, Zulkifli Mohd Nopiah

Abstract


Solid waste needs to be sustainably managed in order to mitigate its adverse impacts on the environment and human well-being. Sustainable solid waste management contributes to three important aspects of sustainable development, that is, environment, economic and social. It is clear that Malaysia aims to establish a sustainable solid waste management which is evident with the passing of the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act 2007 (Act 672). Act 672 introduces federalization and privatization of solid waste management in Peninsular Malaysia and Federal Territories of Putrajaya and Labuan. Nevertheless, various issues related with solid waste management in Malaysia give an indication that sustainable solid waste management is yet to be fully achievable in Malaysia. This study was conducted to examine level of perceptions of relevant authorities/agencies of legal and non-legal factors affecting sustainable solid waste management in Malaysia. Collection of data for this study was conducted through face to face interview by using questionnaire and the circulation of the questionnaire form. The study finds that as the average of agreement percentage for six positive statements on legal factors affecting solid waste management in Malaysia is high, all the legal factors are important to facilitate the practice of sustainable solid waste management in Malaysia. Besides, the non-legal factors are also important considerations in facilitating sustainable solid waste management in Malaysia though by comparison, the percentage of agreement for legal factors is higher than non-legal factors.

 

Keywords: Solid Waste, survey, factors, sustainable, Malaysia

 

Abstract 

Sisa pepejal perlu diurus secara lestari untuk mengurangkan kesan buruk terhadap alam sekitar dan kesejahteraan manusia. Kelestarian pengurusan sisa pepejal ialah pengurusan sisa pepejal yang menyumbang kepada tiga aspek penting pembangunan lestari, iaitu, alam sekitar, ekonomi dan sosial. Adalah jelas bahawa Malaysia mensasarkan untuk mengadakan kelestarian pengurusan sisa pepejal dengan meluluskan Akta Pengurusan Sisa Pepejal dan Pembersihan Awam 2007 (Akta 672). Akta 672 memperkenalkan federalisasi dan penswastaan pengurusan sisa pepejal di Semenanjung Malaysia dan Wilayah-wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya dan Labuan. Walaubagaimanapun, pelbagai isu berkaitan pengurusan sisa pepejal di Malaysia memberi indikasi bahawa kelestarian pengurusan sisa pepejal belum dicapai sepenuhnya di Malaysia. Kajian ini dijalankan untuk melihat tahap persepsi pihak autoriti atau agensi yang berkaitan mengenai faktor undang-undang dan bukan undang-undang yang mempengaruhi kelestarian pengurusan sisa pepejal di Malaysia. Kutipan data bagi kajian ini telah dijalankan secara edaran dan temubual bersemuka menggunakan borang soal selidik. Kajian mendapati bahawa purata peratusan persetujuan bagi enam kenyataan positif mengenai faktor undang-undang yang mempengaruhi pengurusan sisa pepejal di Malaysia adalah tinggi. Oleh itu semua faktor perundangan adalah penting untuk membantu amalan pengurusan sisa pepejal yang lestari di Malaysia. Selain itu, faktor bukan undang-undang juga merupakan pertimbangan penting dalam membantu pengurusan sisa pepejal yang lestari di Malaysia walaupun secara perbandingan, peratusan persetujuan untuk faktor undang-undang adalah lebih tinggi daripada faktor bukan undang-undang.

 

 

Kata Kunci: Sisa pepejal, kaji selidik, faktor-faktor, lestari, Malaysia


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