Transforming waste management practices among school children towards sustainable development through vermicomposting.

• Main Author: Esa, Norizan
• Format: Monograph
• Published: Universiti Sains Malaysia 2013
• Subjects: L7-991 Education (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/36901/
• Institution: Universiti Sains Malaysia

Solid waste generation continues to rise and poses problems of disposal and management.There is therefore an urgent need to educate the public about waste reduction as a viable means of solid waste management. Exposing students to vermicomposting as a viable waste reduction activity become concrete experiences from which they learn about the benefits of waste reduction to the environment and promote this practice among themselves. Penghasilan sisa pepejal semakin meningkat dan menyebabkan pelbagai masalah pelupusan dan pengurusan. Dengan ini amatlah penting bagi masyarakat dididik tentang pengurangan sisa sebagai satu kaedah yang sesuai bagi mengurus sisa pepejal.Pendedahan pelajar kepada aktiviti vermikompos sebagai satu kaedah pengurangan sisa menjadi pengalaman konkrit.Melalui aktiviti ini mereka mempelajari tentang faedah pengurangan sisa kepada alam sekitar dan menggalakkan amalan ini dalam kalangan mereka.