QUESTIONNAIRE TITLE:
DEVELOPING STRATEGIES FOR CONSTRUCTION WASTE
MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE PROJECT
Dear respondent,
The objective of this survey is to investigate the current practices of waste management
implementation in the sustainable project.
Therefore, seek your kind cooperation in completing this questionnaire. All information disclosed will
be treated strictly CONFIDENTIAL and will only be used for academic purpose only. Please be assured
that all information collected will be used solely for the purpose of this survey and be treated with
strict confidential.
Your time and effort are greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Prepared by :
Muhammad Hakimi Bin Rosdi
2019475004
(Bachelor of Quantity Surveying)
Email : hakimirosdi688@gmail.com
Tel : 011-65687117
Part A : Demographic Information
All the information provided will be Confidential and only used for research purpose.
Q1.
a) Company name :
b) Name & Contact name :
Please tick (√) the most appropriate box, unless otherwise stated.
Q2. Company Category :
Class A
Class B
Class C
Class D
Class E
Class F
Class G
(Grade 7)
(Grade 6)
(Grade 5)
(Grade 4)
(Grade 3)
(Grade 2)
(Grade 1)
Q4. Types of business organization :
Public company
Private
(Berhad)limited company (Sdn Bhd)
Partnership
Sole proprietorship
Other:
(Please specify)
Q3. Your highest education level :
Post Graduate
Degree
Diploma
Certificate
Other:
(Please specify)
Q4. Your experiences in Construction Industry
More than 25 years
20 – 25 years
15 – 20 years
10 – 15 years
5 – 10 years
Less than 5 years
Part B : The Current Practices of Waste Management Implementation in The Sustainable Project.
Based on your experience, please indicate (circle) the degree of importance in the following items:
Lagend
1-Not important
2-Fairly Important
3-Important
4-More Important
5-Very important
Items
Degree of Importance
1
Waste Management Technologies
1
2
3
4
5
2
Construction waste Policies
1
2
3
4
5
3
Green Technology Program
1
2
3
4
5
4
Construction Industry Transformation Program (CITP)
1
2
3
4
5
5
Providing waste skips for specific materials (waste
segregation) ada table
1
2
3
4
5
6
Recycling target to be set for every project phases ada
table
1
2
3
4
5
7
Shortening a period of collecting waste in a site ada table
1
2
3
4
5
8
Usage of offsite products and component (low waste
construction technology) ada table
1
2
3
4
5
9
Contractual clauses to penalize poor waste performance
ada table
1
2
3
4
5
10
Keeping the site clean to minimize loss of material and
waste generation
1
2
3
4
5
Hasmori, M. F., Zin, A. F. M., Nagapan, S., Deraman, R., Abas, N., Yunus, R., & Klufallah, M. (2020).
The on-site waste minimization practices for construction waste. In IOP Conference Series: Materials
Science and Engineering (Vol. 713, No. 1, p. 012038). IOP Publishing.
Management group
Construction Method
On-site waste minimization practices
 Providing waste skips for specific materials (waste
segregation)

Keeping the site clean to minimize loss of material and
waste generation.
Administrative
Regulation

Contractual clauses to penalize poor waste performance

Recycling target to be set for every project phases

Shortening a period of collecting waste in a site

Usage of offsite products and component (low waste
construction technology)
Table 2. Shows on-site waste minimization practices based on management groups
Part C : The Challenges Implementation of Waste Management in The Sustainable Project.
Based on your experience, please indicate (circle) the degree of importance in the following items:
Lagend
1-Not important
2-Fairly Important
3-Important
4-More Important
5-Very important
Items
Degree of Importance
1
Disconnect Between Policies and Practices
1
2
3
4
5
2
Poor Awareness of CW Management Requirements.
1
2
3
4
5
3
Insufficient Contingency Management of CW
1
2
3
4
5
4
Insufficient Proper Recycling Markets
1
2
3
4
5
5
Insufficient Explicit Legislature Controlling the
Management of Construction Waste
1
2
3
4
5
6
Insufficient Fund
1
2
3
4
5
7
Lack of well recycling market
1
2
3
4
5
8
Insufficient of technologies and facilities
1
2
3
4
5
Challenges
Insufficient technologies and facilities
The ever-increasing rate of garbage output has rendered current waste management technologies,
such as landfilling, ineffective. (A. Periathamby, et al,2009)
Lack of a well recycling market
The ever-increasing rate of garbage output has rendered current waste management technologies,
such as landfilling, ineffective. (H. P. Yuan, et al,2011)
Insufficient fund
Because waste minimization is more expensive, many industry professionals are hesitant to use the
waste management strategy. Their desire to use waste minimization as one of the waste management
methods could come from incentives or a suitable budget. (M. O. Saeed, et al,2009)
Insufficient reguations [11, 20]
Regulations are requires for the industry practitioners to follow and apply in their way of waste
management. However, it is a challenge to generate a holistic solid waste management system
integrated, cost effective, sustainable, and acceptable to the community, with emphasis on
environmental conservation and technology selection
Lacking of awarenness [11, 20
Although there are several policies establish, most of the industry practitioners do not realize the
importance in implementing solid waste management based on the waste management hierarchy
that gives the priority to waste reduction through 3R, intermediate treatment and final disposal
Part D : The Strategies for Implementing Waste Management in A Sustainable Project
Based on your experience, please indicate (circle) the degree of importance in the following items:
Lagend
1-Not important
1
2-Fairly Important
3-Important
4-More Important
5-Very important
Items
Degree of Importance
Authorities conduct a research towards waste
management
1
2
3
4
5
2
Involvement from the university can give early awareness
to students who will venture into the field of construction
1
2
3
4
5
3
Recycling of Electrical and Electronic Devices
1
2
3
4
5
4
Introduce three method of construction waste
management
1
2
3
4
5
5
Construction waste management as a national agenda
1
2
3
4
5
6
Legislation for waste management in Malaysia
1
2
3
4
5
7
Development of guidelines and best practice for
construction waste management
1
2
3
4
5
Abd Hamid, Z., Zain, M. Z. M., & Roslan, A. F. (2016). Sustainable Construction Waste Management.
i.
Construction waste management as a national agenda
The 11th Member of Parliament emphasises the seven forms of building waste that should be
treated holistically using a life cycle approach. This strategy goes beyond simply disposing of
waste; it also strives to improve waste recycling and recovery rates, as well as landfill
management, in order to reduce waste and pollution (Economic Planning Unit Malaysia, 2015).
The key goals in managing trash holistically are to improve waste management coordination,
encourage the use of the 3Rs, and increase investment in waste as a resource. Construction and
demolition wastes are included as aspects under the environmental sustainability focus in the
Construction Industry Transformation Programme 2016–2020 (CITP) produced by the
Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), which is aligned with the 11th MP (CIDB
Malaysia, 2015). To promote Malaysia as a low-carbon and sustainable building and infrastructure
powerhouse, environmental sustainability necessitates adherence to environmentally friendly
methods. The CITP addresses critical issues such as irresponsible disposal of building and
demolition wastes, as well as damage and repair costs following natural catastrophes.
ii.
Legislation for waste management in Malaysia
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment's Department of Environment promulgated
the Environmental Quality Act 1974 (Act 127), which focuses on pollution prevention, abatement,
and control, as well as environmental enhancement in Malaysia. The Act includes particular
regulations for limiting pollution to the atmosphere (Section 22), noise pollution (Section 23),
pollution on land (Section 24), and contamination of inland water (Section 25) (Harun, 2007). The
Ministry of Housing and Local Government imposes and regulates the management of controlled
solid waste and public cleansing for the purpose of maintaining proper sanitation under the
Housing and Local Government authority through the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing
Management Act 2007 (Act 672). The rule is primarily concerned with preventing waste from
contributing to poor sanitation.
iii.
Development of guidelines and best practice for construction waste management
SW Corp recently released a detailed guide for the construction industry in developing a
construction waste management system. The Solid Waste and Public Cleansing
Management Corporation's Guidelines on Construction of Solid Waste Management at
Construction Sites (Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Corporation, 2015)
focuses on the following:
●Sustainable and specific procedures for managing construction solid waste that include
planning, generation, separation, storage, collection, and disposal;
● Methods for creating collection and separation facilities for reusable and recyclable
waste material at building sites: and;
● Methods for managing information for the purpose of submitting authority submission
documentation of the process from waste generation estimation through disposal.
A technical committee was established by CIDB to investigate developing good
environmental practices in the construction industry. Technical Committee 9 (TC9), which
focuses on Good Environmental Practices in the Construction Industry, comprises
environmental experts from government agencies, professional bodies, academia and
construction-related associations. TC9 is responsible for identifying, preparing and developing
the Construction Industry Standard (CIS) and Good Environmental Practices in Construction
Industry. TC9 executes its mandate through the establishment of Working Group (WG) as
shown in Figure 7. In this programme, WG 6 focuses on the management of construction
waste and has published the guideline and good practice series in construction waste
management, namely, Guidelines on Construction Waste Management (CIDB Malaysia,
2008b) and Construction Industry Good Practices Series – Construction Waste
Management (CIDB Malaysia, 2008a). The aims of the guidelines and good practices are as
follows:




In order to create proper construction waste management practises in Malaysia, the
following steps must be taken::
To determine the roles and duties of the various participants in the building sector.;
To assist in the development of waste management plans; and
To compile a list of waste management-related legal requirements.
Challenges
Insufficient technologies and facilities[1, 9]
The ever increasing rate of waste generation has caused the current technologies such as
landfilling unable to cope with
Lack of a well recycling market [20]
Recycling requires aggressive marketing efforts to locate market and sells with higher price. Lack of it
will hinder the effective in implementing waste recycling.
Insufficient fund [1, 20]
As waste minimization requires higher cost, therefore, many industry practitioners are reluctant to
apply the waste management technique. An incentives or appropriate fund may be their motivation
to apply waste minimization as one of the waste management method. (H. P. Yuan, et al.,2011)
Insufficient reguations [11, 20]
Regulations are requires for the industry practitioners to follow and apply in their way of waste
management. However, it is a challenge to generate a holistic solid waste management system
integrated, cost effective, sustainable, and acceptable to the community, with emphasis on
environmental conservation and technology selection
Lacking of awarenness [11, 20
Although there are several policies establish, most of the industry practitioners do not realize the
importance in implementing solid waste management based on the waste management hierarchy
that gives the priority to waste reduction through 3R, intermediate treatment and final disposal
M. O. Saeed, et al. Assessment of municipal solid waste generation and recyclable materials
potential in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Waste Management. 2009. vol. 29(7): pp. 2209-2213.
A. Periathamby, et al. Evolution of solid waste management in Malaysia: impacts and implications of
the solid waste bill, 2007. Journal of material cycles and waste management. 2009. vol. 11(2): pp. 96103.
L. A. Manaf, et al. Municipal solid waste management in Malaysia: Practices and challenges. Waste
Management. 2009. vol. 29(11): pp. 2902-2906.
H. P. Yuan, et al. Major Obstacles to Improving the Performance of Waste Management in China's
Construction Industry. Facilities. 2011. vol. 29(5/6): pp. 224-242.
(M. O. Saeed, A. Periathamby, et al,2009)