Chapter 5

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

5.1 Literature review

Definition
Waste management is a crucial area related to the economic status of a country and
the lifestyle of its population. Solid waste management can be defined as a discipline
associated with the control of generation, storage, collection, transfer and transport,
processing and disposal of solid wastes and

in spite of the aggressive economic

development in Malaysia, the solid waste management is relatively poor. Waste collection
methods vary widely among different countries and regions. Domestic waste collection
services are often provided by local government authorities, or by private companies for
industrial and commercial waste. Some areas, especially those in less developed countries,
do not have formal waste-collection systems. Various collection and container systems are
used depending on the areas of waste collection. There is both door-to-door collection and
indirect collection, with containers or communal bins placed near markets, in apartment
complexes, and in other appropriate locations for haulage to transfer stations and disposal
sites by special waste vehicles.
Source:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waste_management

Medium Rise Building

Figure 1.1 Medium rise building

Figure 1.2 Refuse chute

Medium rise building like apartment or flat would use refuse chute.Refuse chute
system are a highly practical simple and cost effective solution for handling domestic
garbage in low and high rise building. There are normally incorporated in the building
construction phase ,however they can also be retrofitted in sophisticating the garbage
disposal system of the building.Refuse chute system comply with pertinent accident
prevention and hygiene code requirements.Since these system include cleaning , wash and
disinfecting facilities.Refuse chute is an integrated component of a dwelling unit.Under the
building plan for environmental health,refuse storage and collection system shall be
designed such that there will be minimum

nuisance

to occupants and

premises and no pollution to the environment.It also stated

neighbouring

that refuse chute shall be

provided for high rise and medium rise building so that occupants need not have to take their
refuse into lifts and walk down the stairs with it.
Source :Handbook of Solid Waste Management By George Tchobanoglous

Double Storey House

Double storey

house is located in

a residential area.Residential area is a land use in which housing predominates, as opposed

to industrial and commercial areas. Housing may vary significantly between, and through,
residential areas. These include single-family housing, multi-family residential. Zoning for
residential use may permit some services or work opportunities or may totally exclude
business and industry.
For solid waste management system in residential area are household waste
collection.This service is carried out through street containers, door to door bags collection
service involves the labourers entering the premises, collecting garbage from a storage area
and emptying it into the collection vehicle ,building to building like collecting garbage from
outside/adjacent to buildings, along streets or alleyways and pneumatic collection boxes and
bins for collection in shops.
Handcart collection is a type of a kerbside collection system. Labourers collect
waste stored in containers, bags of waste left at the kerbside or collect waste directly from
the resident.

Handcarts must transfer their loads to a tractor, lorry or compactor for

transportation to the disposal site. In areas of the town/city that have narrow or congested
roads, handcarts are often used for collection.
Source :Handbook of Solid Waste Management By George Tchobanoglous

5.2 Case Study

Name of
building

TERATAIS BLOCK

HOUSE

Teratais block is type of medium

This

house

located

in

residential

rise building .For this block they

area.This house type is double storey

using floor to floor waste collection

terrace house .The house is located in

system.

residential area so they use house to

house waste collection system.

Waste
collection
system

Everyday

cleaners

will

collect

garbage floor to floor and they will

bring the garbage to the area
provided.

Household or user will leave their

garbage directly outside their homes
according to a garbage pick-up schedule
set with the local authorities.

Collectors would from house to house to

This is the place to collect the

collect the garbage.They would going

garbage. This place located behind

around residential area to collect the

Uptown Uitm Seri Iskandar. Large

garbage

containers used for the collection of

garbage would sent to the landfill in Bukit

waste,suitable

Tagar,Hulu Selangor.

for

medium

rise

from

house

house.The

building. Collectors will come to take

the trash to be sent to a landfill in
Sitiawan,Perak.

All
waste

management

collection

system

would manage by Majlis Daerah

Perak Tengah.

Alam Flora Sdn Bhd is responsible to

manages the transportation and waste
collection in Seangor area.

After all waste collection at residential

Block Teratai was placed in Uitm

area done ,all the solid will send to the

Seri Iskandar Cawangan Perak , all

landfill that located at Bukit Tagar,Hulu

the waste collection would sent to

Selangor.All the process like recycling

landfill that located at Sitiawan area

would done at that place.

Manjung,Perak.

Source :Handbook of Solid Waste Management By George Tchobanoglous

5.3 Advantage and Disadvantage

Type of

Advantage

Disadvantage

Building

Large

containers

have

been

provided to collect all solid waste

before the transportation of waste
Medium-rise
Building

If the waste collect late,maybe the

waste would to be filled quickly.

Smell pollution may occur due to the
transportation

collection come take.

Household didnt need to go

downstair to throw the trash.

Reduced oddur pollution

accordance with the schedule set.

Cost installation the refuse chute is

for

Double
Storey House

waste

collection

would come to collect the waste in

residential area.

of

expensive.

Household didnt need to put the

Management of the waste collection

waste far from their house,they

system problem they just collect the

just need to put their garbage

waste twice a week

Smell problem infront house because

outside their house.

Its easy for collecter to collect the

waste.
Cost of
expensive.

of collection of waste are late cause of

they follow the schedule that already

installation

not

to

set.
The collector need to going house to
house around the residential area to
collect the waste at every house, to
many work need to do.