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About thirty per cent of our domestic waste is recyclable, hence, can be sustainably processed rather than disposing through incinerators and at landfills. Waste reduction and recycling activities are no longer an option but a necessary step to achieve a healthy life style and at the same time protecting our environment. Recycling can save more energy than burning waste because its process is simple and less pollution. This research is to measure recycle knowledge and awareness level of sample residents in Shah Alam, and their priorities or supports towards sustainability.  The findings will help the authority to address the issue. Keywords: Recycle; domestic waste; recycle knowledge; sustainability eISSN 2514-7528 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

The notion of Prevention through Design (PtD) has been used extensively to mitigate any potential hazard and minimize residual risks during the early design phase. However, there are hurdles in implementing the PtD concept, such as lack of enforcement in terms of legislation and guideline, thus decreasing architects’ responsibilities towards implementing PtD in the design and planning stage. Therefore, the review was motivated to highlight the PtD concept and the architect’s responsibility to build safety performance throughout its entire lifecycle. The finding of this paper reveals the themes that influence the role of architects towards adopting the PtD concept, which in turn affects the safety of the whole building lifecycle. Since this paper focuses solely on the role of architects, further development of the topic can be aimed towards other roles of consultants.

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