Abstract
Disaster Waste Management in Malaysia is still at the early stage of its research. Disaster can create large volumes of debris and waste and mismanagement of disaster waste can affect both the response and long term recovery of disaster affected area. The government of Malaysia is taking serious about this issue. This paper is aim to explore the issues, policies and strategies regarding disaster waste management in Malaysia. The objectives were to investigate the extent of disaster waste effects on the environment and to provide a basis from which the needs of waste management could be evaluated in disaster management guidelines. Qualitative method of data collection has been adopted in this study. The respondent are among the local authority and organization that involved in managing wastes. The finding shows that many of the policies regarding waste management in Malaysia has not been well implemented. The purpose of this paper is expected to improve the method of managing disaster waste in Malaysia.
Highlights
Human activity including construction works is causing climate change, which is becoming a major contributor to the increasing occurrence of natural disasters worldwide
The findings are expected to be the cornerstone for disaster waste management in Malaysia
There is a gap in terms of what has been planned and the actions taken in particular disaster waste management events
Summary
Human activity including construction works is causing climate change, which is becoming a major contributor to the increasing occurrence of natural disasters worldwide. From day to day the volume of waste constantly increase and it is equivalent to waste production which were increased due to attitude of human. These degrees of waste management can affect long-term recovery in the affected areas. This paper aimed to explore the issues, policies and strategies regarding disaster waste management practices to produce disaster management guidelines for Malaysia. The latest practices and strategies in disaster waste management will be prioritized in order to illustrate the magnitude of the existing problems encountered. The purpose of this paper is to explore the issues, policies and effects on our environment, social and economy in managing disaster in Malaysia
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