The Regulatory Frameworks in Monitoring and Controlling Mechanisms of Retail Solid Waste in Malaysia

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10.2991/978-94-6463-352-8_24How to use a DOI?

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Regulatory Frameworks; Retail Solid Waste; Solid Waste Monitoring and Controlling Mechanisms; Solid Waste Management

Abstract

Malaysia is facing difficulty in handling retail solid waste monitoring and controlling mechanisms as a result from the increase in the amount of solid waste produced, rising urban population and industrialisation. The retail industry as one of the major contributors of solid waste in Malaysia also contributes to ecological pollution caused by the excessive amount of retail solid waste disposed in the landfill. The problem still persists despite the efforts made by government to reduce the amount of retail solid waste through the current regulatory frameworks. This paper seeks to examine the regulatory frameworks governing the retail solid waste monitoring and controlling mechanisms in Malaysia through doctrinal legal research method. The regulatory frameworks include the Local Government Act 1976, Environmental Quality Act 1974, Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974, Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act 2007, Malaysia’s Roadmap to Zero Single-Use Plastics, National Cleanliness Policy and Food Waste Management Development Plan. The study found that the recent regulatory frameworks have shifted from linear to circular economy to divert the waste from being disposed in the landfill but there are ambiguity in focusing on the monitoring and controlling mechanisms, the lack of uniformity and enforcement, the lack in promoting the 3R agenda, the insufficiencies in retailers’ accountability, the lack of comprehensiveness, the lack of legal repercussions and the delay in improving the current regulatory framework governing the retail solid waste in Malaysia. Admittedly, the regulatory frameworks governing retail solid waste play a crucial role in enhancing waste sustainability. The findings would contribute to better understanding of regulatory frameworks in monitoring and controlling mechanisms of retail solid waste in Malaysia, and become a catalyst for future researches in the same area.

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AU  - Anis Najihah Mazlan
AU  - Ani Munirah Mohamad
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/01/10
TI  - The Regulatory Frameworks in Monitoring and Controlling Mechanisms of Retail Solid Waste in Malaysia
BT  - Proceedings of the 12th UUM International Legal Conference 2023 (UUMILC 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 308
EP  - 322
SN  - 2667-128X
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DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-352-8_24
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