Figure 3: A hierarchy of waste management
for collection services, duties of licensees for
the transfer station, duties of licensees for
transportation services by long-haulage and
duties of licensees for treatment and disposal
facilities. As stated by the Act and regulations,
all the employees in construction industry must
be properly trained in all aspects of managing
waste. The Environmental Preservation and
Innovation Centre (EPIC) with CIDB and CREAM
has established extensive training programmes
covering construction and demolition waste
management and sustainability.
In addition to this, a Technical Committee
9 (TC9), which focuses on Good Environmental
Practices in the Construction Industry has
been established by CIDB to further enhance
good environmental practices. The committee
includes environmental experts from Government
agencies, professional bodies, academia
and construction related associations. TC9
is responsible for identifying, preparing and
developing the Construction Industry Standards
(CIS) and Good Environmental Practices in
Construction Industry. TC9 executes its mandate
through the establishment of Working Groups
(WG) as stipulated in Figure 2. In this programme,
WG 6 focuses on managing construction waste
and has published Guidelines on Construction
Waste Management (CIDB Malaysia, 2008b) and
Construction Industry Good Practices Series –
Construction Waste Management (CIDB Malaysia,
2008a). The aims of the guidelines and good
practices are as below:
a) To establish proper construction waste
management practice in the country
b) To identify roles and responsibilities of
construction industry players
c) To provide guidance on waste management
plans; and
d) To list legislation requirement associated to
waste management.
Waste Hierarchy
The essential element in ensuring sustainable
waste management is a good waste management
hierarchy, recognised as the best option with
less impact on the environment and providing
benefits for the economy. Figure 3 shows the
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