Theme 1: Waste Management

Problem: Solid Waste Disposal

Malaysia acknowledges that waste management is one of its biggest challenges. Last year, Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin was quoted as saying that the country generates 38,000 tonnes of waste on a daily basis. Of that amount, only 24% is separated and recycled; 76% goes to the landfill.

Theme 2: Sustainable Development

Problem: Sustainable Brick Structure

“Issues related to rising sand prices are increasingly being discussed. Sand is among the important raw materials in the construction industry that are widely used in the manufacture of bricks and concrete.

The high demand for sand has caused illegal mining companies to mushroom to the point of environmental damage.

Alternatively, the use of this sand can be reduced, i.e. replacing it with waste material that still has the potential to be used.”

Theme 3: Natural Resources: Electricity Generation

Problem: Alternative Electric Generator

The three major categories of energy for electricity generation are fossil fuel (coal, natural gas, and petroleum), nuclear energy, and renewable energy sources (wind, hydropower, solar power, biomass, and geothermal.

In Malaysia, electricity power generation significantly depends on three major fossil fuel sources, namely coal, natural gas, and fuel-oil. But with a gradual reduction in coal capacity, the role of natural resources in power generation are not utilized as good as possible in electricity production and is becoming increasingly vital.

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