An overview of municipal solid waste management and landfill leachate treatment: Malaysia and Asian perspectives

Currently, generation of solid waste per capita in Malaysia is about 1.1 kg/day. Over 26,500 t of solid waste is disposed almost solely through 166 operating landfills in the country every day. Despite the availability of other disposal methods, landfill is the most widely accepted and prevalent met...

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Published in:Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Main Author: 2-s2.0-85032008286
Format: Review
Language:English
Published: Springer Verlag 2017
Online Access:https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85032008286&doi=10.1007%2fs11356-017-0303-9&partnerID=40&md5=ef3b808f895ea466fc34a5c121d49cdf