Partnership Story: Empowering the Wet Market Waste Management in Alor Gajah
The Alor Gajah Municipal Council collaborated with Universiti Kuala Lumpur – Malaysian Institute of Chemical and Bioengineering Technology (UniKL-MICET) and the Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation to create a systematic, practical, and effective solid waste management at the Alor Gajah Wet Market community. Together, the three parties aim to raise awareness of the wet market community on environmental issues and design practical systems and technologies to minimize waste generation.
The project was conducted based on four phases. Diploma, undergraduate, and graduate students participated in all four phases, following the EPIC Model.
Phase 1: Community Awareness
MPAG representatives went to the market to give face-to-face information regarding Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and good waste disposal practices. Undergraduate students from the Engineering Technologists in Society participated in activities, including environmental education, introduction to solid waste management, and SDGs.
Phase 2: Training / Workshop
UniKL-MICET provides modules covering environmental education, separation at source, and environmental chemistry for composting. The delivery process of this program included face-to-face/physical training and online. Diploma students from the environmental science course and bachelor students from solid and hazardous waste management participated in training and workshop activities to learn how to separate waste at the source and composting processes.
UniKL-MICET also provided workshops involving designing, building, operating, and maintaining the rotating composting bins (160L rotating composting bin). Bachelor students enrolling in the Environmental Engineering Design course participated in the creation of the 160L rotating composting bin.
Phase 3: Project Monitoring
Periodic monitoring of this project is carried out to assist with technical needs arising. Project monitoring is done through online support services (via telephone) and site visits to review the project’s status.
Phase 4: Project Handover
A total of 5 individuals/groups will be selected for a pilot project where they will be provided with a set of rotating composting bins. The duration of the pilot project is for two months.
To learn more about this partnership, read the full partnership story here.
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