Recycle of solid waste is reduce the amount of waste introduce to the environment.

also reduce the use of primary commodities or raw material

Recycle paper would reduce 60% of water usage, save 70% of the energy and reduce the emission of the pollutants as much as 50 %

Recycle glass would reduce the usage of water by 50%, 79% of the mining waste could be avoided and air pollution could be reduce by 14%

Recycle plastic reduce 30% of energy to make polystyrene foam products compare with the energy used for paper cups made

Lack of space

Not wise to build one landfill after another

Pollution, hygiene and other issues must be consider

Water pollution

Most land areas are catchment area

Toxic leachate will pollute the water

Air pollution

Decomposition releases gas

Pollute air and contribute to global warming

Create unpleasant environment

Save energy

One aluminum can save enough energy to keep a TV set on

One glass bottle can saves 100 watts

Compromising health

Air and water pollution

Live close with landfill

Vector may carry diseases

Cut down the need for disposal capacity

Lower emission from landfill, incinerators and litter

Reduce of energy usage and emission

Lessen impacts and conserve raw material

The energy recovery will increase due to; Reduction in energy use and related emission

and reduction in extraction and manufacturing process

Long term, value of conservation materials

Global warming is no longer a theory it has sadly become a fact.

The change needed must be in your actions today in order to ensure a bright (not too hot) tomorrow.

Protecting Our Planet

Source: US EPA

•If greenhouse gas concentrations keep rising, climatic changes are likely to result.

•Effects will be on the environment and socio-economic and related sectors, such as health, agriculture, forests, water resources, coastal areas and biodiversity.

• Human activities are causing greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere to increase.

• This graphic explains how solar energy is absorbed by the earth's surface, causing the earth to warm and to emit infrared radiation.

• The greenhouse gases then trap the infrared radiation, thus warming the atmosphere.

Source: US EPA

The definition of waste is varies among the different nation

Lack of incentives among developing countries for technology development

There are no fix price for the recycle product and the erratic price fluctuations favour incineration or landfill

Usually curb side collection is preferred when recycle is higher. The “bring” system is not conducive to participants

There no incentive for recycle in many South East Asia countries

Frequent recycle causes contamination risk due to heavy metal accumulation.

Recycle was introduced in PJ in 1991. In 1996, yellow box recycling programme was launched

In KL plastic is the main material recycled followed by metals. However, less then 1% is recycle.

The awareness is high among Malaysian but very few actually practice

Only 30 to 40% of paper is recycle compare with US 50% and some European nation 60 to 70%

The important elements of integrated solid waste management are not officially and legally incorporated into the Malaysian waste management practice

Organized source reduction and recycle are lacking although a few NGOs do carry out recycle activities

Only < 5% of the garbage is recycle and the target should be 25 to 30%

Recycle of paper is currently practiced in Malaysia especially KL, Penang and Ipoh

Among Asian countries, Australia, Japan and India have a high recover (60 to 80%)

Which increase commitment in certain sector, recycling of glass in Malaysia has increase

Rank CountryPercentageof WasteRecycled

1Switzerlan

d 52%

2 Austria 49.7%

3 Germany 48%

4Netherlan

ds 46%

5 Norway 40%

6 Sweden 34%

7UnitedStates 31.5%

Countries with the highest Recycling Rates •Malaysian Recycling Rates

are approximately < 5%

Source,KPKTSource,BBC

Paper

The principal types of waste paper that are recycled are old newspaper, cardboard, high grade paper and mix paper

Except tissue paper, carbon paper, aluminum foil/wax paper, plastic liminated paper and contaminated paper

Glass

Container glass (for food packing), flat glass (window glass), pressed or amber glass

Except crystal, mirror, window panes vehicle screen, porcelain, ceramic, bulb, laboratory apparatus and toxic container

Glass, to be reprocessed is often separated by color into categories of clear, green and amber

Aluminum

Aluminum recycle is made up of two sector: aluminum cans and secondary aluminum

Secondary aluminum includes window frame,sliding and gutter

Except paint container, toxic container and solvent container

The demand for recycled aluminum cans is high. It take 95% less energy to produce an aluminum cans from an existing cans than from ore

Plastic

Classified into two categories:

Clean commercial grade scrap

Post consumer scrap

Two type of post consumer plastic that most commonly recycle are:

polyethylene terephtalate (PETE/1)

High density polyethyelene (HDPE)

RECYCLABLES

Ferrous metal (iron & steel)

Traditionally come from large item such as cars and appliances

Many communities have large scrap metal piles at the local landfill or transfer station

In many cases, the pile are unorganized in different metal are mix together – making them unattractive to scrap buyer

Steel can use as food container (juice, soft drink and food) and easily separated from mixed recyclable or municipal waste.

Non-ferrous metals

Recyclable non-ferrous metal from household items:

Outdoor furniture, kitchen cookware and appliance, ladder, tool and hardware

From construction and demolition project:

Cooper wire, pipe, and plumbing supplies, light fixture, aluminum siding, gutters.

From large consumer, commercial and industrial products:

Appliance, automobiles, boats aircraft and machinery

Virtually all nonferrous metal can be recycled if they are sorted and free of foreign materials such as plastic, fabrics and rubber

•Recycling soap bars from the guest rooms

•Re-use plastic bottles whenever possible

•Printing is highly discouraged unless absolutely necessary.

•Replacing bottled water with water dispensers for meetings and events thus reducing 43,200 plastic bottles per year.

•SGHKL associates are given a Hijau Way Canvas to discourage use of plastic bags.

•Changing of plastic laundry bag to non-woven bag.

•Separating of glass, paper, aluminum cans and plastic for collection by relevant parties.

• Funds received from this exercise are channeled to the sports and welfare funds.

The methods used for the collection of recycle materials includes curbside collection and delivery by homeowner to drop-off and buy-back centres

The future separation and processing of waste that have been source-separation is at Material Recover Facilities (MRFs) or Integrated Material Recover Facilities/transfer facilities (MRTFs)

Required residents or businesses to separate recyclable materials at the source and bring to a specified drop-off or collection centre

Require residents to store the materials until sufficient and material is collected to the drop-off centre.

The storage of multiple material types is a problem in densely populated area.

To encourage participation, most successful programs have made drop-off centres has convenient as possible

Other incentives, such as donating portions of proceeds a local charity

Buy-Back Centres

Refers to a drop-off program that provides monetary incentive to participate

The residents are paid for their recyclable either directly or indirectly through reduction in monthly collection and disposal fees.

RECYCLING ACTIVITIES

FIXED RECYCLING CENTRE FIXED RECYCLING CENTRE

MOBILE RECYCLING KERBSIDE RECYCLING

Separation is a necessary operation in the recovery of reusable and recyclable materials from MSW

Separation can be accomplished either at the source of generation or at MRFs / MRTFs.

Integrated MRTFs

The function of a drop-off centre for separation waste.

The facilities include:

Material separation facilities

A facility for the composting and bioconversion of waste

A facility for the production of refuse-derive fuel

Transfer facility

Chemical and biological processes are use to reduce the volume and weight and to recover conversion products and energy

The most common used chemical transformation process is combustion.

Used in conjunction with the recovery of energy.

The most commonly used biological transformation process is aerobic composting

If you do care, start recycle

RECYCLE FOR THE BETER FUTURE

……. OR WOULD YOU RATHER LIVE IN THE WASTE?.....

Field capacity of solid wasteFactor that limit growth of vegetation on landfill