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Introduction According to the Solid Waste Management Act and Public Cleansing Act 2007 (Act 672) recycling means collecting and sorting of solid waste for the purpose of producing an output. Recycling occurs when materials is processed and produce the same product. Recycling altering substances should be the rest of the resources are worth. In addition, it is a source of environmental, financial and social benefits. Materials such as glass, metal, plastics and paper and collected, sorted and delivered to a processing center to be converted into new materials or products. In terms of providing human’s need, industrialization has played important role. Industrial activities produce the products that are fundamental for human’s survival. Moving to a greater emphasize suggests that industrial activities improve the human’s lifestyle from rural to urbanization. However the deterioration of environment and natural resources are the consequences of many industrial activities. Due to the destructive effects of industrial activities on human’s health and environmental concerns,

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IntroductionAccording to the Solid Waste Management Act and Public Cleansing Act 2007 (Act 672) recycling means collecting and sorting of solid waste for the purpose of producing an output. Recycling occurs when materials is processed and produce the same product. Recycling altering substances should be the rest of the resources are worth. In addition, it is a source of environmental, financial and social benefits. Materials such as glass, metal, plastics and paper and collected, sorted and delivered to a processing center to be converted into new materials or products.In terms of providing humans need, industrialization has played important role. Industrial activities produce the products that are fundamental for humans survival. Moving to a greater emphasize suggests that industrial activities improve the humans lifestyle from rural to urbanization. However the deterioration of environment and natural resources are the consequences of many industrial activities. Due to the destructive effects of industrial activities on humans health and environmental concerns, environmental management within industrial operations are more required.According Shadi Kafi Mallak in his journal stated that Since the past four decades, manufacturing industries have played a fundamental role in helping Malaysia move toward greater economic growth. Since 1990 until the present, advanced improvements have been observed in electrical and electronic industries. Manufacturing industries have done satisfactory and help increasing GDP to 5.2% in 2005. According to the ministry of Trade and Industry (MITI) reports in 2012, manufacturing sectors divided into non-resource based industries such as electrical and electronic, medical devices, textile and apparel, basic metal and machinery and equipment (transport equipment) industries. Beside that sourcebased industries including petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals ,wood based ,rubber based ,oil palm-based and the food processing industry (MITI, 2010). According the journal, Singapore, waste generation faced a decreasing trend because of waste minimization and recycling Activities. In terms of the household waste generation in Singapore, approximately 7700 tons of waste was generated daily in 2001 and decreased to about 7000 tons in 2007. Developing countries such as Malaysia ,Indonesia ,Thailand and Philippines have been experiencing an increasing trend of waste generation rate by almost 0.3 kg/cap. For instance, Taiwan and Thailand are two countries with higher pollution load to the environment and have been facing the similar trend of industrial wastes by generating 18 million tons of industrial waste each year.Recycling is one of the best ways for us to get a positive impression to the world that is inhabited this. Recycling is important for us and nature. We need to act quickly because the amount of waste or waste discarded by growing our own from time to time. Amount of waste generated is increasing because the increase in income / wealth that give meaning people to buy more products and thus produce more waste. Indeed, increased population means that more and more people on this earth who produce waste. And also, production of packaging products with the latest technology in which mostly consists of materials which cannot be disposed of (material is not biodegradable); lifestyle changes such as fast food producing waste / waste cannot be disposed of as food wrappers made of parchment paper.As you know, people in countries all over the world are going green and taking precautions to make sure that the carbon footprint left on the environment is minimized. Recycling is one of the most popular ways to be eco-friendly. Every home and office has a large amount of waste materials thatneed to be disposed and finding ways to make sure that proper disposal and recycling is done is a fantastic way to save the planet. It is time to make the same efforts torecycle Malaysiaand join the global cause for a safer environment for everyone.Recycling is a great way to start taking steps towards becoming more eco-friendly. For years, there have been campaigns that support and encourage recycling and now, more people are realizing that it is important to do so. The effects of recycling waste have made a tremendous positive impact on the environment and it is vital that we continue to do so. When more efforts are made torecycle Malaysia, the community, our people and the world as a whole benefits from it.

Here are a few of the benefits of recycling: Conservation of natural resources: When we start torecycle Malaysia, our various natural resources such as water, oil, metal, etc. are conserved. The amount of natural resources that is required to produce packaging and various products is also minimized by a considerable amount. Extraction and mining is also lessened, having a positive effect on our land and the natural habitat of many different wildlife species. Conservation of energy: Did you know that when aluminum is recycled, it saves the energy required to produce it out of new materials by 95%? This is a fact! When you recycle scrap metals and other waste products, you help in conserving energy and that in turn benefits the environment. Recycling a single plastic bottle can help in saving enough energy to provide power to a 60-watt bulb for about 3 hours. That is reason enough to start recycling today! Protection of the environment: If people begin torecycle Malaysia, we do our bit to protect the environment. Emission of greenhouse gases is lessened and we also depend less on landfills which is a major concern all over the world. Landfills are one of the major causes of toxic gas emissions such as methane. This causes great harm to the environment, thus damaging it. Saving money: Recycling can help in saving money in every household. Materials that can be recycled go into the recycling bin and this decreases our need to put in more waste to the general waste bin, also known as black bins, several times a day. Collecting black bins cost more so recycling helps in saving money!We should take more active participation in encouraging people torecycle Malaysia. Our communities and the people in them and our environment can be saved and protected. Our planet needs to be saved and we can do that by going green and being clean!