Brief Biography
Associate Professor Dr. Zainura Zainon Noor is a faculty member at Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). She was appointed in 1999. She is a trained chemical/environmental engineer with significant experiences in green design and processes, life cycle assessment (LCA), carbon footprint, greenhouse gas inventory and projection as well as sustainable development policy implementation. She has extensive experiences in R&D, project management and is currently leading Green Technology Research Group at one of UTM’s centers of excellence – the Institute of Water Environment and Water Resources Management (IEWRM). Dr. Zainura is a recognized expert in her field and has been invited to deliver talks in many seminars and workshops. Since 2009, she has been appointed as the government’s consultant for the study of the Malaysia Environmental Performance Index (EPI). She is also one of the appointed committee members of Green Technology Focus Group (Sustainable Solid Waste) under the Ministry of Green Technology, Energy and Water. Dr. Zainura has been coordinating UTM-DTU International Summer Course on Sustainable Consumption and Production since 2010, a high-impact collaborative program between UTM and Denmark Technical University (DTU). This is an annual event that is now becoming UTM’s signature program.
MSCP Research
the Determinants of Household Waste Segregation and Recycling in Johor Bahru City
With the annual increase in waste generation and heavy reliance on landfilling, it is just a matter of time before significant problems of space limitations, health, and environmental issues hit Malaysia severely. This study attempts to develop an overview of solid waste recycling at a city level. It involves forecasting municipal solid waste generation (MSWG), recycling rate (RR) and identification of the potential of its recyclable components in Johor Bahru (JB), the capital city of Johor State. A comprehensive survey on the solid waste generation of JB city and the potential of its recyclable components will be carried out. The generation rates, recycling rates and composition of solid wastes of residential (household) will be analyzed. The data will be collected through surveys and the interviews will relevant stakeholders (e.g. federal government agencies, local authorities, members of community, waste management company, etc.) and through review of secondary data. The past and present trends will be studied and extrapolated via forecasting over the next five years (2015-2020). By highlighting the current and future issues and challenges related to recycling in Johor Bahru, this research aims to identify areas of improvement within solid waste management policies and recycling in the city.