INGENIEUR
Table 1: First Schedule of the Environmental Quality (SW) Regulations 2005
Groups Items Categories
1 Metal and metal-bearing waste 10
2 Wastes containing principally inorganic constituents which
may contain metals and organic materials
3 Wastes containing principally organic constituents which
may contain metals and inorganic materials
4 Wastes which may contain either inorganic or organic
constituents
5 Other wastes 1
7
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generation, transportation, and treatment prior to
disposal. The regulations ensure that generated
SW are directed to, and actually reach, a permitted
disposal site.
At the “cradle” stage, the SW is created.
The waste generator is responsible for SW
identification and notification to the DoE. It
should be noted that Regulations 1987 requests
generator to reduce the amount of SW generated
via various possible means (including treatment
and/or recovery of valuable components in SW)
and only the residuals should be sent to the
prescribed disposal premises.
It is also the responsibility of the waste
generators to ensure proper delivery and receipt
of the generated SW at the next destination, that
is, prescribed premises for treatment, disposal
or recovery, with proper packaging and labelling.
In this case, the generator of SW can no longer
avoid the associated liability by hiring a third party
for waste disposal. This compels the generator
to exercise care in the selection of the disposal
service provider.
Kualiti Alam Sdn Bhd was granted the
exclusive right to operate the SW disposal premise
from 1995 to 2015. At the ‘grave’ stage, the
collected SW will be either treated first or directly
disposed to secure landfills. However, a growing
environmental concern among the stakeholders
and public is noticed due to the increasing land
requirements for SW disposal, environmental
problems associated with the secure landfills and
wastage of potential resources in SW which could
be reused. The DOE encourages a new paradigm
shift in SW management from Cradle-to-Grave to
Cradle-to-Cradle approach, with the intention to
reduce the amount of waste disposed at secure
landfills. The waste management company or the
waste generator could also develop a competitive
edge through conversion of waste to wealth and
utilisation of waste as resources. In addition,
the paradigm shift also leads to generation
of a national economy as stated in the SW
Management Strategic Plan Post-2015 (Pelan
Strategik Pengurusan Buangan Terjadual Pasca
2015).
HW Generation
HW Transportation by DOE
Registered Contractors
HW Disposal at
Prescribed Premises
Figure 1: Cradle-to-Grave Approach
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