Introduction

According to the Solid Waste Management Act and Public Cleansing Act 2007 (Act 672)
recycling means collecting and sorting of solid waste for the purpose of producing an output.
Recycling occurs when materials is processed and produce the same product. Recycling
altering substances should be the rest of the resources are worth. In addition, it is a source of
environmental, financial and social benefits. Materials such as glass, metal, plastics and paper
and collected, sorted and delivered to a processing center to be converted into new materials
or products.
In terms of providing humans need, industrialization has played important role. Industrial
activities produce the products that are fundamental for humans survival. Moving to a
greater emphasize suggests that industrial activities improve the humans lifestyle from
rural to urbanization. However the deterioration of environment and natural resources are
the consequences of many industrial activities. Due to the destructive effects of industrial
activities on humans health and environmental concerns, environmental management within
industrial operations are more required.
According Shadi Kafi Mallak in his journal stated that Since the past four decades,
manufacturing industries have played a fundamental role in helping Malaysia move
toward greater economic growth. Since 1990 until the present, advanced improvements have
been observed in electrical and electronic industries. Manufacturing industries have done
satisfactory and help increasing GDP to 5.2% in 2005.
According to the ministry of Trade and Industry (MITI) reports in 2012, manufacturing
sectors divided into non-resource based industries such as electrical and electronic,
medical devices, textile and apparel, basic metal and machinery and equipment
(transport

equipment)

industries.

Beside that

sourcebased

industries including

petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals ,wood based ,rubber based ,oil palm-based and the
food processing industry (MITI, 2010). According the journal, Singapore, waste generation
faced a decreasing trend because of waste minimization and recycling Activities. In terms of
the household waste generation in Singapore, approximately 7700 tons of waste was
generated daily in 2001 and decreased to about 7000 tons in 2007. Developing countries
such as Malaysia

,Indonesia ,Thailand and Philippines have been experiencing

an

increasing trend of waste generation rate by almost 0.3 kg/cap. For instance, Taiwan and
Thailand are two countries with higher pollution load to the environment and have been
facing the similar trend of industrial wastes by generating 18 million tons of industrial waste
each year.
Recycling is one of the best ways for us to get a positive impression to the world that is
inhabited this. Recycling is important for us and nature. We need to act quickly because the
amount of waste or waste discarded by growing our own from time to time. Amount of waste
generated is increasing because the increase in income / wealth that give meaning people to
buy more products and thus produce more waste. Indeed, increased population means that
more and more people on this earth who produce waste. And also, production of packaging
products with the latest technology in which mostly consists of materials which cannot be
disposed of (material is not biodegradable); lifestyle changes such as fast food producing
waste / waste cannot be disposed of as food wrappers made of parchment paper.
As you know, people in countries all over the world are going green and taking precautions to
make sure that the carbon footprint left on the environment is minimized. Recycling is one of
the most popular ways to be eco-friendly. Every home and office has a large amount of waste
materials that need to be disposed and finding ways to make sure that proper disposal and

recycling is done is a fantastic way to save the planet. It is time to make the same efforts
to recycle Malaysia and join the global cause for a safer environment for everyone.
Recycling is a great way to start taking steps towards becoming more eco-friendly. For years,
there have been campaigns that support and encourage recycling and now, more people are
realizing that it is important to do so. The effects of recycling waste have made a tremendous
positive impact on the environment and it is vital that we continue to do so. When more
efforts are made to recycle Malaysia, the community, our people and the world as a whole
benefits from it.

Here are a few of the benefits of recycling:

Conservation of natural resources: When we start to recycle

Malaysia, our various natural resources such as water, oil,
metal, etc. are conserved. The amount of natural resources
that is required to produce packaging and various products is
also minimized by a considerable amount. Extraction and

mining is also lessened, having a positive effect on our land

and the natural habitat of many different wildlife species.

Conservation of energy: Did you know that when aluminum is

recycled, it saves the energy required to produce it out of new
materials by 95%? This is a fact! When you recycle scrap
metals and other waste products, you help in conserving
energy and that in turn benefits the environment. Recycling a
single plastic bottle can help in saving enough energy to
provide power to a 60-watt bulb for about 3 hours. That is
reason enough to start recycling today!

Protection of the environment: If people begin to recycle

Malaysia, we do our bit to protect the environment. Emission of
greenhouse gases is lessened and we also depend less on
landfills which is a major concern all over the world. Landfills
are one of the major causes of toxic gas emissions such as
methane. This causes great harm to the environment, thus
damaging it.

Saving money: Recycling can help in saving money in every

household. Materials that can be recycled go into the recycling
bin and this decreases our need to put in more waste to the
general waste bin, also known as black bins, several times a
day. Collecting black bins cost more so recycling helps in
saving money!

We should take more active participation in encouraging people

to recycle Malaysia. Our communities and the people in them and
our environment can be saved and protected. Our planet needs to be
saved and we can do that by going green and being clean!