Challenges of scavengers in Malaysia
The scavenging activities are one of the common phenomena in the Third World Countries. The scavengers often related to poorness, uneducated and unhealthy group but they are playing the importance role in the recycling activities in Malaysia. The article discusses the scavenging activities and the s...
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2004
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/1817/ http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/1817/1/CHALLENGES_OF_SCAVENGER_IN_MALAYSIA_SEOW_TA_WEE_2004.pdf |
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| Summary: | The scavenging activities are one of the common phenomena in the Third World
Countries. The scavengers often related to poorness, uneducated and unhealthy group but they are
playing the importance role in the recycling activities in Malaysia. The article discusses the scavenging
activities and the socioeconomic situation of scavengers in Malaysia. The result showed that the
scavenging activities could generate the good income for most of the scavengers, there are four types
of scavengers in Malaysia, the scavengers did not report their true health information due to the some
constraints, 60 percent of scavengers need necessity at their work place, they realize that the activities
of scavenging can reduce amount of solid waste, and lastly scavengers are exposed to the hazardous
and unhealthy work place environment. |
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