3. International Seminar On Ecology, Human Habitat And Environmental Change In The Malay World Tahun 2014

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    Conceptual Paper: Role of Recycling Socialisation Agents on Recycling Literacy Among Muslim Youth
    (2016-11-08) Raman, Norazmira Abdul; Ahmad, Maisarah
    This article examines the role of recycling socialisation agents on recycling literacy among Muslim youths. Extant literature review on recycling behaviour delineates the research gap and supports the aim of this study. From consumer behaviour literature, consumer socialisation theory is identified as a complementing theory to support the proposed study. Factors influencing consumer behaviour towards environmental friendly behaviour and a sustainable development identified by previous researchers are internal factors, cultural imperialism, and religion. However, ascertained by review of literature, there is a gap on therole of recycling socialisation agents in fostering recycling literacy.Moreover, the lack of theoretical foundation in previous studies paves the way for incorporating consumer socialisation theory to substantiate this present study specifically in role of parents, peers, mass media, and institutions in cultivating recycling behaviour among Muslim youths. This paper provides a foundation for examining the roleof recycling socialisation agents on recycling literacy among Muslim youths. In particular, this study focuses on how recycling socialisation perspective could provide valuable insights on consumer socialisation agent via recycling socialisation agents’ influence on recycling literacy. This paper provides new insights in understanding critical factors that influence recycling behaviour. Research gaps identified from the extant literature review unearths the role of recycling socialisation agents on recycling literacy as propagated by consumer socialisation theory
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    Informal Recycling Activities in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia: Student Perspectives
    (2016-11-14) Nasir, Zubaidah Mohd; Yaacob, Mashitoh; Ahmad, Maisarah
    One of the major challenges in solid waste management in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) is how best to work with informal recycling sector to improve efficiency in recycling. In order to find the best way to integrate the informal and formal sectors of recycling in UKM, UKM needs to document, understand and build on existing informal collection and recycling systems. However, base-line data on informal recycling activities in UKM are non-existence. The purpose of this paper is to discuss base-line data on informal recycling activities in UKM. Quantitative survey method was employed to collect data on informal recycling activities in UKM, and one hundred students responded to a set of questionnaire. Descriptive mean and standard deviation were obtained. Reliability and validity were tested to approve the variables used. The results of this paper indicated that according to students, the informal recyclers in UKM were amongst the cleaning service workers with a mean score of 3.18 compared to other categories of informal recyclers such as residential college staffs (2.34), students (2.28), support staffs (2.15), cafeteria staffs (2.11), academic staffs (2.04) and administrative staffs (2.03). Students clarified that informal waste recycling collectors and collecting waste recycling parties were itinerant waste buyers with the mean scores of 2.93 and 2.59, respectively. Students also identified recycling micro and small enterprise (MSEs) as the main trading party (2.96) compared to other parties. Materials collected by the informal recyclers in UKM were mostly papers (3.37). Of all recyclables, paper was accumulated the most with a range of volume between 5 to 9 kilograms per day. In addition, paper also gain the highest in profit obtained which is from RM 11 to RM 19 per day. The findings of this study form a basis of understanding on unacknowledged recycling activities by informal recyclers in UKM.