Exploring the Municipal Solid Waste Management via MFA-SAA Approach in Terengganu, Malaysia

This study aims to investigate the outflow and entry of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) from two aspects of the study system, i.e., the rural and urban scale in the state of Terengganu, Malaysia. Modelling was performed on 8 MSW management scenarios, one per district, over a period of 12 months in 2020...

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Main Author: Latifah Abdul Ghani
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:Environmental and Sustainability Indicators
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665972721000453
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description This study aims to investigate the outflow and entry of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) from two aspects of the study system, i.e., the rural and urban scale in the state of Terengganu, Malaysia. Modelling was performed on 8 MSW management scenarios, one per district, over a period of 12 months in 2020 throughout the entire state. Detailed residual composition data were collected from available literature on landfill sites and related studies. The results indicated that the urban scale produced an annual waste stream input of 1187 ktons, approximately 18% higher than that of the rural scale (819 ktons) for 2020. However, the sociogram network demonstrated a low (r = 0.15, p < .001) density score in the overall separation, probably due to the exclusion of NGOs, research institutes, communities, and private sectors from the decision-making process in the management of solid wastes. Therefore, the Material Flow Analysis-Social Agent Analysis (MFA-SAA) decision was proposed as a preliminary measure to be considered in the decision-making of waste management policy. It can be concluded that the solid wastes released from the components and subsystems revealed short-term and long-term capabilities in enhancing the effectiveness of the environmental management of the study area.
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spelling doaj.art-31663fd2289841beacbdd888735dcbef2022-12-21T22:41:42ZengElsevierEnvironmental and Sustainability Indicators2665-97272021-12-0112100144Exploring the Municipal Solid Waste Management via MFA-SAA Approach in Terengganu, MalaysiaLatifah Abdul Ghani0Faculty of Business, Economic and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, MalaysiaThis study aims to investigate the outflow and entry of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) from two aspects of the study system, i.e., the rural and urban scale in the state of Terengganu, Malaysia. Modelling was performed on 8 MSW management scenarios, one per district, over a period of 12 months in 2020 throughout the entire state. Detailed residual composition data were collected from available literature on landfill sites and related studies. The results indicated that the urban scale produced an annual waste stream input of 1187 ktons, approximately 18% higher than that of the rural scale (819 ktons) for 2020. However, the sociogram network demonstrated a low (r = 0.15, p < .001) density score in the overall separation, probably due to the exclusion of NGOs, research institutes, communities, and private sectors from the decision-making process in the management of solid wastes. Therefore, the Material Flow Analysis-Social Agent Analysis (MFA-SAA) decision was proposed as a preliminary measure to be considered in the decision-making of waste management policy. It can be concluded that the solid wastes released from the components and subsystems revealed short-term and long-term capabilities in enhancing the effectiveness of the environmental management of the study area.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665972721000453Material Flow Analysis (MFA)Rural-Urban scaleSocial Agent Analysis (SAA)Solid waste distributionEnvironmental Management
spellingShingle Latifah Abdul Ghani
Exploring the Municipal Solid Waste Management via MFA-SAA Approach in Terengganu, Malaysia
Environmental and Sustainability Indicators
Material Flow Analysis (MFA)
Rural-Urban scale
Social Agent Analysis (SAA)
Solid waste distribution
Environmental Management
title Exploring the Municipal Solid Waste Management via MFA-SAA Approach in Terengganu, Malaysia
title_full Exploring the Municipal Solid Waste Management via MFA-SAA Approach in Terengganu, Malaysia
title_fullStr Exploring the Municipal Solid Waste Management via MFA-SAA Approach in Terengganu, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Exploring the Municipal Solid Waste Management via MFA-SAA Approach in Terengganu, Malaysia
title_short Exploring the Municipal Solid Waste Management via MFA-SAA Approach in Terengganu, Malaysia
title_sort exploring the municipal solid waste management via mfa saa approach in terengganu malaysia
topic Material Flow Analysis (MFA)
Rural-Urban scale
Social Agent Analysis (SAA)
Solid waste distribution
Environmental Management
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665972721000453
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