THE CHALLENGES OF CONSTRUCTION WASTE MANAGEMENT IN KUALA LUMPUR
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https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v78.8522Keywords:
Construction waste management (CWM), suitable method of CWM, factor influence CW, implementing CWMAbstract
Rapid growth in construction activities in Kuala Lumpur resulted in increasing of construction waste problems. Construction waste gives a negative impact to the environment, cost, time, productivity and social of the country. This paper studies the challenges of construction waste management faced by the contractors undertake projects in Kuala Lumpur. Eighty five (85) numbers of questionnaires were distributed to various groups of respondents which include main contractors, registered contractor for collection of waste, Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) officers and Solid Waste Corporation (SWCorp) officers. Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient analysis, mean ranking analysis, Kruskal-Wallis test, and factor analysis are among the analysis used in this study. In addition correlation test were also conducted to establish the correlation between the factors. The result shows that the factor influenced in successful implementation of Construction waste management (CWM) for DBKL projects are internal factor, management factors, local authority factor and law regulation. The findings also show that the barrier in implementing CWM in DBKL projects is due to the lack of authority to monitor the management of construction waste on site. The findings of this study highlight the scenario of the current CWM for projects in Kuala Lumpur and thus, provide the recommendation in improving the CWM in Kuala Lumpur.
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