Waste Not, Want Not: Can Malaysia Achieve Zero Waste?

Dr Agamuthu Pariatamby, Professor, Jeffrey Cheah Institute of Southeast Asian Studies at Sunway University

Morning Run · People, Planet, Profit · 28 Mar 2023 · 09:30 am · 21 mins listen

The amount of municipal solid waste that Malaysia produces is akin to developed economies, yet our waste management systems lag behind regional peers. What are the gaps in waste management that need to be addressed in order to achieve true circularity in the economy? Waste management expert Prof. Agamuthu Pariatamby gives us his policy recommendations.

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government,environment,technology

Tags:

waste management,solid waste,environmental policy,pollution

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