waste management practices is disposed. 0000087131 00000 n 117 0 obj <> endobj Currently, world cities generate about 1.3 billion tonnes of solid waste per year. 0000001953 00000 n Because of this, an opportunity has been lost to drive the sustainable waste management agenda through the engagement of industry, commerce and the general public. Regarding the life cycle of the treatment methods, the environmental impact of the main treatment stage is the largest, contributing 46 –94% of the total impact, depending on the treatment method. Central and local authorities rarely have the knowledge base required to facilitate such developments and this added to internal organisational problems within institutions means that developments in new, multi-disciplinary areas are given low priority. Food residuals were found to be suitable for composting in combination with on-campus green (yard) waste, whilst most other separated streams were either accepted in practice, or technically suitable, for recycling. Waste generation includes all materials discarded, whether or not they are later recycled or disposed in a landfill. Originality/value – Given that the challenges and opportunities for higher education as a change agent are context-specific, identifying, synthesizing, and integrating common themes is a valuable and unique contribution.Comprehensive solid waste management programs are one of the greatest challenges to achieving campus sustainability. Based on the hostel occupancy of 3,498 students at the time of the study, the waste generation rate per student was estimated as 0.47 kg/day. A waste audit was The generation and management of solid waste on college campuses have presented challenges to This rate remains below the targeted 50% recycling rate for municipal solid waste. Surveys were conducted in both 2018 and 2019, the dry seasons, to evaluate the types of composition, its quantity, its physical and chemical characteristics, and solid waste generation. This will lead to more efficient waste segregation and reduction of waste load to the landfills. This volume is expected to increase to 2.2 billion tonnes by 2025.
This paper critically reviews why sustainable waste management has become a key issue for the worldwide HE sector to address and describes some of the benefits, barriers, practical and logistical problems.
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For these systems to be successful, the first step is to carry out waste characterization studies. Storage! This can facilitate the provision of better designing final waste disposal facilities and planhandling, collection, transport and disposal systepopulation and development of new buildings in a similar, but not identical to the previous studies bof bins provided The second limitation was the usage of 20kg weighing Department of Facilities Management of UiTM (Perak) fblock is not easily reached to students who stay at higher the above requirements. Although many environmental protection measures can be seen at some universities, but a more systematic and sustainable approach to reducing the negative impacts of those activities and making the campuses more sustainable, is generally lacking.
Worldwide, the higher education (HE) sector has expanded phenomenally; for example, since the 1960s, the United Kingdom (UK) HE system has expanded sixfold to >2.4 million students. Currently solid waste collection and disposal in UiTM (Perak) are managed by Department of Facilities Management through two appointed contractors.