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Penjanaan sisa pepejal di Malaysia semakin meningkat selari dengan pertambahan penduduk pada masa kini. Kepesatan pembangunan telah menghasilkan pelbagai masalah alam sekitar seperti kapasiti sisa di tapak pelupusan yang semakin kritikal yang menyebabkan tempoh jangka hayatnya tidak mampu menampung peningkatan penjanaan sisa semasa. Pendekatan pengurusan sisa bersepadu perlu dilaksanakan dengan mengambil kira aspek penglibatan masyarakat dalam mengurangkan sisa dari punca. Rentetan itu, kajian ini bertujuan untuk mendapatkan persepsi isirumah berkaitan aspek pengurusan sisa, pengetahuan dan amalan terhadap kitar semula, dan penglibatan komuniti dalam pengurusan sisa di tiga daerah di Negeri Sembilan. Kaedah kajian secara survei dengan menggunakan borang soal selidik telah dilakukan. Sejumlah 2686 responden dipilih dalam kalangan ketua isirumah dan persampelan kajian dilakukan secara rawak mudah. Hasil kajian menunjukkan pengetahuan masyarakat terhadap konsep kitar semula dan pengasingan barangan kitar semula secara relatif adalah tinggi. Walau bagaimanapun, tahap pendedahan program dan kesampaian pengetahuan tentang kitar semula daripada Pihak Berkuasa Tempatan atau Jabatan Pengurusan Sisa Pepejal dan Pembersihan Awam adalah sangat rendah. Seterusnya, amalan kitar semula perlu diperkasakan dan penglibatan semua pihak secara bersepadu. Kejayaan sesuatu program kitar semula dan pengurusan sisa pepejal sukar dicapai, walaupun pengetahuan dan amalan pengurusan sisa lestari dalam kalangan komuniti adalah sangat tinggi.

The positive social and environmental outcomes of involving local and indigenous people in environmental management have made their inclusion in forest management increasingly considered. However, in Malaysia, where indigenous forest-dependent communities, known as the Orang Asli, are not yet involved in forest management, their significance needs to be empirically recorded. This study aims to investigate the relevance of involving the Orang Asli in Malaysia’s forest management. The study employed a participant observational study at Kampung Tanjung Rambai, an Orang Asli settlement located in the Malaysian state of Selangor. Dwelling with the community and engaging in their forest-based lives for a course of 1 month have managed to capture their current relationships with the forest, which were then analyzed to determine their roles as meaningful stakeholders. The results show that the community has maintained a relationship with their land that may ensure the prudent use of resources. Furthermore, their forest-based lives can be regarded as small-scale disturbances in the forest ecosystem, which are necessary for maintaining resilience.

The process of disposing solid wastes should be systematic and efficient. Various pollution may occur if solid wastes are not properly disposed. Pollution would not only affect the naturalenvironment but also exposed the community to various diseases. Therefore the community should be given exposure to practice efficient solid waste disposalfor their own benefits.Given the signficance of proper waste disposal issues for tourism locations, this study investigated the management of solid waste disposal at the renown Langkawi Island. The focus was on the understanding and awareness of the community of the locals, business people and tourists on the island.The findings indicated that thecommunity inPulau Langkawi was aware of the importance of efficient solid waste management. Yet, theirpractices differed in terms of propriety or impropriety of the method in the perspectives of solid waste management. These practices were found to be influenced by their level of knowledge on waste management issues and their educational background.