Implikasi Pandemik COVID-19 Terhadap Penjanaan Sisa Pepejal Semasa Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan di Semenanjung Malaysia (Implications of COVID-19 Pandemic on Solid Waste Generation during Movement Control Order in Peninsular Malaysia)

Saraswathy Kasavan, Nurul Izzati Binti Mohd Ali, Sharif Shofirun Bin Sharif Ali, Sumiani Binti Yusoff, Rusinah Binti Siron

Abstract


Perintah kawalan pergerakan (PKP) telah memberikan implikasi yang positif terhadap alam sekitar seperti meningkat kualiti air sungai dan udara.Walaubagaimanapun, hal ini tidak sama berlaku dalam konteks penghasilan sisa pepejal terutamanya sisa makanan, plastik dan sisa klinikal. Kajian ini telah meneliti jurang kajian dengan menjalankan kajian mengenai implikasi pandemik COVID-19 terhadap penjanaan sisa pepejal semasa PKP dan tumpuan juga diberikan sepanjang bulan Ramadan 2020 di Malaysia. Kajian ini menggunakan data sekunder (sumber dokumen) berkaitan penjanaan sisa pepejal yang diperoleh daripada Perbadanan Pengurusan Sisa Pepejal dan Pembersihan Awam (SWCorp) dan data kes COVID-19 daripada Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM). Data yang jumlah penjanaan sisa tersebut berkumpul bermula dari 1 Januari sehingga 4 Jun di tapak pelupusan yang masih beroperasi bagi 8 buah negeri. Mengikut data SWCorp, trend penurunan sisa pepejal sepanjang PKP adalah rendah (purata 6,601,72 tan metrik/sehari) berbanding sebelum PKP (purata 7,566.05 tan metrik/sehari) dan sepanjang bulan Ramadan (purata 6,745.19 tan metrik/sehari). Trend penurunan sisa pepejal dari sektor industri berkurangan secara drastik namun, penghasilan sisa pepejal domestik dalam kalangan isi rumah tetap meningkat dalam kadar sederhana. Hasil kajian ini mampu memainkan peranan penting sebagai garis panduan kepada pihak kepentingan untuk mengambil strategi yang relevan ke arah mengurangkan penjanaan sisa pepejal semasa dan selepas pandemik COVID-19.

Keywords:COVID-19; sisa makanan, sisa pepejal; perintah kawalan pergerakan; pengurusan sisa pepejal

 

Abstract

 

The world had witnessed the various positive environmental implications of nationwide during movement control orders (MCO) brought upon by COVID-19, such as the quality of clean rivers and air. However, these situations are not the same with solid waste management contexts, especially the generation of food waste, plastics, and clinical waste. This study examined the research gap by conducting research based on the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for solid waste generation during MCO and the month of Ramadan in Malaysia. This study used the data related to solid waste generation, which was collected from SWCorp and for the COVID-19 cases, the data was collected from the Ministry of Health Malaysia. The data of solid waste generated were collected from January 1st to June 4th at the landfill of 8 states. According to SWCorp data, the trend of solid waste generation during MCO (average 6,601,72 tan metric/day) is lower than before MCO (average 7,566.05 tan metric/day) and during Ramadan (average 6,745.19 tan metric/day). The trend of declining solid waste generation from the industrial sector has drastically decreased; however, domestic solid waste among households has continued to increase at a moderate rate. This study provides information on the amount of solid waste generation in Peninsular Malaysia, especially during the pandemic COVID-19, where it provides the guideline for stakeholders to take relevant strategies towards reducing solid waste generation during and after pandemic COVID-19.

Kata kunci: COVID-19; food waste; solid waste; movement control orders; solid waste management

 

 


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