solid waste management in malaysia

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN MALAYSIA

Policy Review, Issues and Strategies

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN

MALAYSIAMALAYSIA

Policy Review,Policy Review, Issues and StrategiesIssues and Strategies

ByBy

NadzriNadzri YahayaYahaya, PhD, PhDDirectorDirector GeneralGeneral

DepartmentDepartment ofof NationalNational SolidSolid WasteWaste ManagementManagement

MinistryMinistry ofof HousingHousing andand LocalLocal GovernmentGovernment

4 December 2007

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Scope of Presentation

• Background

• Policy Review

• Main Provisions of the SWMPC Act

• Strategies

• Issues

New Law

• SWMPC Act 2007 approved by Parliament on 17 July 2007 and gazetted on 30th August 2007

• Provide executive power to the Federal Government to implement solid waste management and public cleansing

• Will come into effect first quarter of 2008

• Applicable throughout the Peninsular, Federal Territories of Putrajaya and Labuan

BackgroundBackground

New Organisation

1. Department of National Solid Waste Management

Propose policies, plan and strategies

Exercise regulatory functions

Grant licenses and approval,

Set standards, specifications and codes of practices

2. Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Corporation

Recommend and implement policies, strategies and enforce the law and regulations

Background

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Privatisation

Cabinet decided that full privatisation will be carried out in the Central and Southern Region while the North will be under interim regime for a year

Background

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Plan (2001Plan (2001Plan (2001Plan (2001----2010)2010)2010)2010)

The government will consider the adoption of a

comprehensive waste management policy

including the installation of incinerators for safe

and efficient disposal of waste as well as to

formulate strategies for waste reduction, reuse and

recycling

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• National Strategic Plan for Solid Waste

Management will be implemented

• upgrading of unsanitary landfills as well as the

construction of new sanitary landfills and transfer

stations with integrated material recovery

facilities.

• Legislation to streamline the strategies and

measures in the Strategic Plan will be enacted.

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• A solid waste department will be established to

implement these measures and to administer

solid waste policy, planning and management in

a holistic manner

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Aims :

To establish a comprehensive, integrated,

cost-effective, sustainable and socially

acceptable of SWM; and

To implement SWM based on waste

management hierarchy that give priority to

waste reduction through 3R, intermediate

treatment and final disposal

National Policy on Solid Waste

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Implementation of waste reduction through 3R

Provision of comprehensive, standardize, efficient,

quality and cost-effective SWM services

Establishment of legal, regulation and institutional

Provision of SWM service delivery through privatization method

Adoption of environmentally friendly, cost-effective, proven SWM technology and priority to local technology

Implementation of public education and awareness

6 Trusts of NPSWM

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Basis for the Federal Taking Over of the

Responsibility from LA

• Lack of resources to manage solid waste and public cleansing : human and financial

• Integrated and holistic approach for solid waste management : system, transboundary

• Interim Privatisation Period Too long – difficult to secure loans

• Environmental Degradation

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• Aim: To provide for and regulate the management of controlled solid waste and public cleansing for the purpose of maintaining proper sanitation and for matters incidental thereto

• Application: Peninsular Malaysia, Federal Territories of Putrajaya and Labuan

• Definition of Solid Waste:

- any scrap material or other unwanted surplus substance or rejected products arising from the application of any process;

- any substance required to be disposed of as being broken, worn out, contaminated or otherwise spoiled; or

- any other material that is required by the authority to be disposed of

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• SWM services: separation, storage, collection, transportation, transfer, processing, recycling, treatment and disposal of controlled solid waste

• Controlled solid waste: 8 categories- commercial, construction, household, industrial, institutional,

imported, public and others which can be prescribed from time to time.

• Provides the function and authority for the DG- policy, plan, strategies on SWM- standards, specification and guidelines- monitoring- giving approval and license

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• Control of solid waste generators and persons in

possession of controlled solid waste:

- Waste to be separated, handled and stored

• Reduction and recovery of controlled solid waste:

- Prescribed recycling and separation of recyclables

- Take back system and deposit refund system

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SOLID WASTE AND PUBLIC CLEANSING MANAGEMENT ACT

2007

• provides power for Federal Government to enter into agreement with any person to undertake,manage, operate and carry out solid waste management services or public cleansing

• Establishing PSP Tribunal to enable the various stake holders to lodge claim concerning his interest or any loss suffered,

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1. LA no longer be responsible on SWMPC once Act comes into force.

2. LA role still required. Delegation of power

3. LA staff to be given options to join concession companies

ISSUESISSUES

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4. Integrated system of solid waste management –concessionaires vs others

5. Existing Contractors – BAU until new Act comes into force

6. Existing Agreements – month to month extension

7. Priorities to 3R

ISSUESISSUES

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• Immediate Safe closure of 16 landfills that are

in critical areas;

• Upgrading of non sanitary landfills

• Building new sanitary landfills

• Building MRF, incinerators

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Strategies

• Enhance Quality of Services : KPI, Monitoring and Quality Control; courses and training

• Improve delivery system – inventories and database, clear guidelines and regulations

• Public awareness and information dissemination – dialogue, seminar, mass media,

• BAT and BAP – National Committee on Technology Assessment

SEKIAN, TERIMA KASIHSEKIAN, TERIMA KASIH

Disediakan Oleh :Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan

4 Disember 2007

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