Construction waste generation in Malaysia construction industry: illegal dumping activities

• Published in: IOP conference series. Materials Science and Engineering 2017-11, Vol.271 (1), p.12040
• Main Authors: Rahim, M H I A, Kasim, N, Mohamed, I, Zainal, R, Sarpin, N, Saikah, M
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Construction; Construction industry; Construction materials; Content analysis; Developing countries; LDCs; Waste management
• ISSN: 1757-8981; 1757-899X
• DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/271/1/012040

Nowadays development of construction in Malaysia has been effect to the increasing of construction waste. Additionally, the production of construction waste from construction projects has given negative impact to the environment especially in illegal dumping activities. The increasing number of illegal dumping activities from construction projects in Malaysia gives a sign that Malaysian construction waste management needs to be concerned. To date, a comprehensive criterion for construction waste management, particularly for a construction project in developing countries is still not clearly defined. Therefore, construction waste management in Malaysia needs further research. The objectives of this paper are to explore illegal dumping activities, and discuss the contributory factors of illegal dumping activities. Hence, this research conducted an interview with expertise in the area of construction waste management in order to scrutinise illegal dumping activities in Malaysia. The data from semistructured interviews were analysed by content analysis. Findings from this research will help to find out the strategies to reduce the illegal dumping activities. The final result also expected to increase the awareness and better solution for reducing illegal dumping activities in construction projects among construction players.