THE CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTES IN KLANG VALLEY, MALAYSIA

Authors

  • Muhammad Abu Eusuf Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA
  • Mansor Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA
  • Rafikul Islam Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21837/pm.v10i3.103

Keywords:

Construction and demolition wastes, Waste management, Solid waste, Klang valley of Malaysia, national perspectives.

Abstract

Numerous activities in construction and demolition (C&D) projects are generally considered as complex and di stant that may affect surrounding environment and public health. Construction, remodell ing, repairing, refurbishing or demotion works of buildings and other infrastructures such as roads generate huge amounts of hazardous and non-hazardous materials. In the present work, an attempt has been made to highlight a number of issues in C&D waste management in the Klang valley of Malaysia and which then discusses the current traditions of managing those materials in Malaysian perspectives. The paper concludes with a number of recommendations that can help to improve C&D waste management in Malaysia national perspectives.

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Published

2012-11-30

How to Cite

Eusuf, M. A., Ibrahim, M., & Islam, R. (2012). THE CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTES IN KLANG VALLEY, MALAYSIA. PLANNING MALAYSIA, 10(3). https://doi.org/10.21837/pm.v10i3.103

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