The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a worldwide health crisis that causes severe acute respiratory infections and death. WHO recommends the use of face masks to assess the spread of the epidemic. This study was conducted to identify the community's behavior using face masks and the face masks disposal circumstance during pandemic COVID-19. The objective carried out through literature review and participating observation method involves the communities in Kg Tanjung Kapor, Kudat. A total of 65 people were randomly selected to be the sample of these observations among those who left the house. The assessed aspects include the behavior of the community using face masks and their disposal circumstance. The findings of the study are supported by a literature review that is relevant to the study. The study results showed that there are three factors related to the problem of the face mask disposal circumstance: face mask quality, attitudes and behaviors toward face mask use, and the lack of environmental awareness. Education and awareness activities should be enhanced and suggest the solution to manage the face mask disposal.

Perkembangan industri restoran di Malaysia pada masa ini sangat mempengaruhi penjanaan sisa makanan atau sisa organik. Jika penghasilan sisa makanan ini semakin meningkat dan tidak diurus dengan menggunakan kaedah yang baik ia akan menyebabkan sampah yang dibuang ke tapak pelupusan sampah semakin meningkat. Selain itu, kerajaan juga harus mengeluarkan perbelanjaan yang tinggi untuk mengurus sisa-sisa berkenaan. Oleh itu, dalam kajian yang dijalankan ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti jumlah sisa makanan yang dihasilkan dalam industri restoran dan mengetahui bagaimana pihak pengurusan restoran mengendalikan sisa makanan yang terdapat di restoran mereka. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa pengendalian sisa makanan yang lakukan kebanyakan restoran masih tidak menggunakan kaedah yang betul. Pihak pengurusan restoran masih mengurus sisa makanan mereka dengan memberi sisa tersebut kepada individu yang datang untuk meminta sisa tersebut atau pekerja restoran itu sendiri yang akan mengambil sisa makanan tersebut. Sisa makanan yang diambil ini kebanyakannya hanya untuk diberi makan kepada haiwan ternakan atau haiwan peliharaan. Bagi menyelesaikan masalah sisa makan yang dihasilkan kaedah pengkomposan merupakan salah satu kaedah yang paling terbaik dan mudah dilakukan oleh masyarakat di negara kita. Kaedah pengkomposan ini merupakan proses biodegradable di mana bahan organik diuraikan oleh mikroorganisma dalam kehadiran oksigen. Hasil daripada proses ini akan menghasilkan baja organik yang lebih mesra alam dan sangat mendatangkan manfaat dalam aktiviti pertanian.

The outbreak of COVID-19 spread at the beginning of 2019, and the spread of COVID-19 became increasingly uncontrolled in December 2019, resulting in most countries being severely affected in terms of economy or health. A face mask is an alternative in reducing the spread of disease through the air, either through nasal or oral droplets such as sneezing and coughing. However, using disposable face masks has created a new problem in waste management concerning facemask after-usage handling. Therefore, the objective of this study on community behavior in facemask waste management during the COVID-19 pandemic is to identify the influence(s) of community background(s) on the handling of facemask waste. A probability sampling method was used involving 220 respondents who were selected at random. The research method is in the form of a survey, which is then analyzed using regression analysis. The study's results found that the variables such as gender, education level, and total income affected the community's behavior in managing face mask waste. Therefore, the effectiveness of implementing guidelines and policies should be more thorough so that issues related to the disposal of face mask waste can be reduced.