Determination of barriers in recycling construction waste among contractors in Kelantan
List of Authors
  • Mohamad Fadzrul Hisyam Mustaffa , Nur’Ain Ismail

Keyword
  • Barriers; Recycling Practice; Construction Waste; Contractor; Kelantan

Abstract
  • Recycling was one of the sustainable methods to manage waste but the contractors in Kelantan were said to not adapting the sustainable waste management practices even though they acknowledged it. Furthermore, Kelantan also did not comply with the Solid Waste & Public Cleansing Management Act 2007 (Act 672). Therefore, this research aims to investigate the barriers to the recycling practice of construction waste among contractors in Kelantan which is parallel to the research objective, to determine the barriers on the low rate of recycling practice on construction waste among contractors in the state. Quantitative method was adapted in this research with the approach of questionnaire survey. Local G07 contractors with valid CIDB’s registration and handling construction works in Kota Bharu, Kelantan were the selected respondents for this research. Data gathered from the survey were analysed by descriptive analysis method using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 28. A total of 112 set of questionnaires were distributed through E-mails and direct callings, and 57% of response rate were received then which was 64 responses. The findings revealed several barriers to the implementation of recycling construction waste among the contractors in Kelantan and lack of recycling facilities and technologies was the major barrier to the topic.

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