Sustainable hazardous waste management in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Songip, Ahmad Rahman, Abu Bakar, Nooh, Zainu, Zaipul Anwar, Wan Mohamad Ali, Wan Md. Syukri
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/62004/; http://mot.yamaguchi-u.ac.jp/MJJIC2015/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Hazardous waste is extremely dangerous and critical to manage, since the process for treatment will involve heavy metals and dioxin among others. The effects constituents are the most critical components to health and environment. In Malaysia, for the last three decades, the waste management has been a main priority to the government. Policies are made to minimize and manage hazardous waste. This paper will discuss the present status of sustainable hazardous waste management in Malaysia from the perspective of legislations frameworks, applied technology and the volumes produced.