Solid Waste Management

Dato' Dr. Nadzri Yahaya, Director General of National Solid Waste Management Department, Ministry of Urban Well Being, Housing & Local Government

15-Jan-14 14:00

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The National Strategic Plan For Solid Waste Management (2005) estimated that 31,500 tons of solid waste will be generated per day by 2020 in Malaysia. Dato' Dr. Nadzri Yahaya discusses the urgent need to address the issue of waste management, and weighs in on the arguments between stepping up efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle or resorting to incineration.

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