PROBLEM STATEMENT

Without proper waste management system, managing waste can be a challenging aspect for any
sectors. In many cases, the most efficient and cost effective way to manage waste is to not have
to deal with it at all (Davidson, 2011). In Universiti Putra Malaysias dairy cattle farm, there is
no specific system to deal with all of these cow dung. At the end of the day, the workers will just
spray and flush away the dung down the drain. As the result, visitor can smell unpleasant odor
even before approaching the gate of dairy cattle farm. This leads to an unpleasant and
unattractive environment. Improper cow dung management will also contribute to unhygienic
environmental conditions that breed pathogenic microorganisms (Ozor et al., 2014). More than
that, not only affect environment, raw manure is also a material that is difficult to handle (EYS
Metal Sanayi, 2010).
Fertilizer refer to any compound that contains one or more chemical elements, organic or
inorganic, natural or synthetic, that is places on or incorporated into the soil or applied to directly
onto the plants to achieve normal growth. From July 2009 to June 2012, the price index for
imported fertilizer in United State increase to 93.1% (Ruder & Bennion, 2013). As fertilizer
plays an important role which decide plants growth, farmers will have no choice, but to keep
continue use fertilizer for their plants. By implement our system in dairy cattle farm in UPM, our
university can produce our own fertilizer which will meet the demand of fertilizer needed for
agriculture activities in UPM. Based on the facts above, in order to have an effective way to
solve this problem, we will propose a waste management system that involves some
mechanization to ensure the success of our system.

REFERENCES
1. Gemco Energy. (2016). Manure Pellet Machine Makes Good Organic Fertilizer.
Retrieved from http://www.gemco-energy.com/manure-pellet-machine.html
2. Davidson, G. (2011). Waste Management Practices. Retrieved from
https://www.dal.ca/content/dam/dalhousie/pdf/sustainability/Waste Management
Literature Review Final June 2011 (1.49 MB).pdf
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