SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN

MALAYSIA

Policy Review, Issues and Strategies

By
Nadzri Yahaya, PhD
Director General
Department of National Solid Waste Management
Ministry of Housing and Local Government

4 December 2007
 Scope of Presentation

• Background
• Policy Review
• Main Provisions of the SWMPC Act
• Strategies
• Issues

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 Background
New Law

• SWMPC Act 2007 approved by Parliament on 17 July

2007 and gazetted on 30th August 2007

• Provide executive power to the Federal Government to

implement solid waste management and public cleansing

• Will come into effect first quarter of 2008

• Applicable throughout the Peninsular, Federal Territories

of Putrajaya and Labuan
 Background
New Organisation

1. Department of National Solid Waste Management

Propose policies, plan and strategies

Exercise regulatory functions
Grant licenses and approval,
Set standards, specifications and codes of practices

2. Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management

Corporation
Recommend and implement policies, strategies and
enforce the law and regulations
 Background

Privatisation

Cabinet decided that full privatisation will be

carried out in the Central and Southern Region
while the North will be under interim regime for
a year

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 POLICIES

3rd Outline Perspective

Plan (2001-
(2001-2010)

The government will consider the adoption of a

comprehensive waste management policy
including the installation of incinerators for safe
and efficient disposal of waste as well as to
formulate strategies for waste reduction, reuse and
recycling

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 POLICIES

9th Malaysia Plan

• National Strategic Plan for Solid Waste
Management will be implemented

• upgrading of unsanitary landfills as well as the

construction of new sanitary landfills and transfer
stations with integrated material recovery
facilities.

• Legislation to streamline the strategies and

measures in the Strategic Plan will be enacted. 7
 POLICIES

9th Malaysia Plan

• A solid waste department will be established to

implement these measures and to administer
solid waste policy, planning and management in
a holistic manner

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National Policy on Solid Waste
Aims :

To establish a comprehensive, integrated,

cost-effective, sustainable and socially
acceptable of SWM; and

To implement SWM based on waste

management hierarchy that give priority to
waste reduction through 3R, intermediate
treatment and final disposal
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 6 Trusts of NPSWM
Implementation of waste reduction through 3R
Provision of comprehensive, standardize, efficient,
quality and cost-effective SWM services
Establishment of legal, regulation and institutional
Provision of SWM service delivery through privatization
method
Adoption of environmentally friendly, cost-effective,
proven SWM technology and priority to local technology
Implementation of public education and awareness

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 Basis for the Federal Taking Over of the
Responsibility from LA
• Lack of resources to manage solid waste and public
cleansing : human and financial

• Integrated and holistic approach for solid waste

management : system, transboundary

• Interim Privatisation Period Too long – difficult to

secure loans

• Environmental Degradation

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 SOLID WASTE AND PUBLIC
CLEANSING MANAGEMENT
ACT 2007
• Aim: To provide for and regulate the management of controlled solid waste
and public cleansing for the purpose of maintaining proper sanitation and
for matters incidental thereto

• Application: Peninsular Malaysia, Federal Territories of Putrajaya and

Labuan

• Definition of Solid Waste:

- any scrap material or other unwanted surplus substance or

rejected products arising from the application of any process;

- any substance required to be disposed of as being broken,

worn out, contaminated or otherwise spoiled; or

- any other material that is required by the authority to be 12

disposed of
 SOLID WASTE AND PUBLIC
CLEANSING MANAGEMENT
ACT 2007
• SWM services: separation, storage, collection, transportation,
transfer, processing, recycling, treatment and disposal of
controlled solid waste

• Controlled solid waste: 8 categories

- commercial, construction, household, industrial, institutional,
imported, public and others which can be prescribed from time
to time.

• Provides the function and authority for the DG

- policy, plan, strategies on SWM
- standards, specification and guidelines
- monitoring
- giving approval and license

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 SOLID WASTE AND PUBLIC
CLEANSING MANAGEMENT ACT
2007

• Control of solid waste generators and persons in

possession of controlled solid waste:

- Waste to be separated, handled and stored

• Reduction and recovery of controlled solid waste:

- Prescribed recycling and separation of recyclables
- Take back system and deposit refund system

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 SOLID WASTE AND PUBLIC
CLEANSING MANAGEMENT ACT
2007

• provides power for Federal Government to enter into

agreement with any person to undertake,manage,
operate and carry out solid waste management services
or public cleansing

• Establishing PSP Tribunal to enable the various stake

holders to lodge claim concerning his interest or any loss
suffered,

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 ISSUES

1. LA no longer be responsible on SWMPC

once Act comes into force.

2. LA role still required. Delegation of power

3. LA staff to be given options to join

concession companies

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 ISSUES
4. Integrated system of solid waste management –
concessionaires vs others

5. Existing Contractors – BAU until new Act comes into

force

6. Existing Agreements – month to month extension

7. Priorities to 3R

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 Strategies

• Immediate Safe closure of 16 landfills that are

in critical areas;

• Upgrading of non sanitary landfills

• Building new sanitary landfills

• Building MRF, incinerators

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 Strategies
• Enhance Quality of Services : KPI, Monitoring
and Quality Control; courses and training

• Improve delivery system – inventories and

database, clear guidelines and regulations

• Public awareness and information dissemination

– dialogue, seminar, mass media,

• BAT and BAP – National Committee on

Technology Assessment
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SEKIAN, TERIMA KASIH

Disediakan Oleh :
Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan
4 Disember 2007