The volume of waste generated and its impact on GHG emissions, land use, and health risk assessment: A study in Malaysia

Waste dumped in landfills was classified as mixed domestic waste or landfilled waste where the available data from 2014 to 2018 only at the time of data collection. Meanwhile, segregated wastes (plastic, paper, metal, aluminium, glass, and e-waste) were collected separately for recycling. As the mandatory waste segregation at source programme started in September 2015, the available data on segregated waste were selected from 2015 to 2018.