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EIGHT REGIONAL 3Rs FORUM IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC : MALAYSIAN
ACHIEVEMENTS
PRESENTED BY:Izira Mohd DesaAssistant Director
Policy and Strategic Division
NATIONAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENTMINISTRY OF URBAN
WELLBEING, HOUSING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
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TRANSFORMATION OF THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN MALAYSIA
Establishment of Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management
Corporation
2007
2008
Solid Waste and Public Cleansing
Management Act (Act 672)
Federalization Of Solid Waste and PublicCleansing Management
2011
Monitoring of Solid Waste and Public Cleansing
Management
2013
Regulation on SeparationAt Source
2015
Enforcement on Separation At Source
2016
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Overview of the Solid
Waste Management In Malaysia
Under PurviewOf Local Authority
Act 171
BEFOREFEDERALIZATION
2006
AFTERFEDERALIZATION
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ISSUES AND CHALLENGESIssues and Challenges
URBANIZATION
Increasing Cost Of Solid Waste Management
Growth Of Population
Increasing Amount Of Waste Generation
Low Awareness Land Scarcity For Landfill
Unsanitary Landfill
Urbanization
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INCREASE OF WASTE GENERATION Issues and Challenges
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NATIONAL RECYCLING RATE
5.0
10.512.3
14.015.8
17.5 21.0
24.027.0
30.0
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
2005 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
National Target : 22.0%
Perc
enta
ge (%
)
Year
Future Target
Initiatives Towards A Holistic Solid
Waste Management
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SEPARATION AT SOURCE PROGRAM AT HOUSEHOLD SINCE 2015 IN STATES
ADOPTING ACT 672 IN MALAYSIA
AWARENESS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ON 3R
LEGISLATION AND GOVERNANCE - GAZZETTMENT OF NEW REGULATIONS
INTERIM IMPLEMENTATION OF SEPARATION AT SOURCE (SAS) PROGRAMME
IN THE INDUSTRY, COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTION (ICI) PREMISES IN
STATES ADOPTING ACT 672 IN MALAYSIA (VOLUNTARY BASIS)
INITIATIVES BY THE GOVERNMENT
OF MALAYSIA
Initiatives Towards A Holistic Solid
Waste Management
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ENHANCEMENT OF PUBLIC
AWARENESS
Enforcement
Schools
Social Media
Public
Advertise
Industry
Broadcast
2,873Programs at
Education Institution
1,142Community Programs
923Programs at Institution
Published
356Advertising Units
703Broadcasting Spots
7,618
30% Recycling
Rate in 2020
4.3 Million Tonnes RecyclableMaterials in 2020
Initiatives Towards Holistic Solid
Waste Management
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FUTURE TARGET & INITIATIVESWay Forward
40% Landfill Diversion
30% Recycling Rate
Polluter Pay Principle (PPP)
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Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
Separation at Source in Industry, Commercial and
Institutional
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