Developing a waste minimization awareness model through community based movement: a case study of the I I U M Green Team

Hashim, Khairusy Syakirin Has-Yun and Mohamed, Abdul Hakim and Mohamed Shah Redza, Haneesa Zahidah (2012) Developing a waste minimization awareness model through community based movement: a case study of the I I U M Green Team. Geografia: Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 8 (5). pp. 112-123. ISSN 2180-2491

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Abstract

Waste management issues are encountered in almost every nation. Reports and discussion papers retrieved in developed and developing countries alike show that wastes and their management solutions are a common concern and challenge. One of the solutions is implementing the Waste Management Hierarchy. The aim of a Waste Management Hierarchy is to minimize the amount of waste from entering the landfill/dump sites. Three top initiatives in the waste management hierarchy is the 3Rs initiative, i.e. Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. To cultivate a 3R culture in a society, an important start is to educate people with environmental literacy, in particular, university students. This paper aims at exploring the possibility of using a Community Based Movement and Message Learning Approach to develop a Conceptual Waste Minimization Awareness Model (WMAM). The Green Team, a student’s association of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) was utilized as the case in point.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	3839/25716
Uncontrolled Keywords:	3Rs initiative, community based movement, environmental awareness, environmental literacy, message learning approach, waste management
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) L Education > L Education (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design > Department of Quantity Surveying
Depositing User:	Dr. Khairusy Syakirin Has-Yun Hashim
Date Deposited:	14 Sep 2012 15:07
Last Modified:	04 Aug 2021 22:22
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/25716

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