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PURPOSE The purpose of this assignment is to enhance learners’ understanding of the solid waste generation and illegal dumping issues in Malaysia and the solutions to overcome the problems. TASK 1: POWERPOINT AND VIDEO PRESENTATION Illegal dumping: Sg Temon is also polluted with rubbish and construction debris. ISKANDAR PUTERI (Bernama): Still reeling from the pollution cases affecting several rivers in the state, Sungai Temon has now become the latest river to be contaminated with rubbish and construction waste, caused by illegal dumping activities by irresponsible parties. Johor Local Government, Urban Wellbeing and Environment Committee Chairman Tan Chen Choon said Sungai Temon near a Seletar Orang Asli settlement had become an illegal dumpsite over the past year. He said locals claimed a lorry entered the settlement quietly at night, believed to dump illegal waste. "The state government is concerned that any toxic waste disposal will affect the river but to date, no such was...

Sebahagian daripada Wawasan 2020 Malaysia, kerajaan telah melancarkan dan mempromosikan siri program kesedaran alam sekitar melalui kementerian dan agensi yang berbeza sepanjang tahun. Contoh program kesedaran alam sekitar nasional adalah 'Menuju Budaya Tenaga Pintar' oleh Suruhanjaya Tenaga Malaysia, 'Program Satu Negeri Satu Sungai' oleh Kementerian Pertanian, 'Recycle for Nature' oleh Persatuan Alam Semulajadi Malaysia dan sebagainya. Namun, bukan hanya kesedaran mengenai isu dan dasar alam sekitar yang membawa kepada tindakan persekitaran (McKenzie-Mohr, 2000). Menjadi tugas setiap orang untuk menjaga persekitaran yang selamat dan sihat. TUGASAN 1: Tugasan Penulisan Berdasarkan artikel di atas, anda diminta memilih SATU topik mengenai isu-isu alam sekitar semasa (pencemaran air, pencemaran udara, pencemaran bunyi, keselamatan makanan, pemanasan global, pengurusan sampah, dll) di Malaysia dan menerangkan secara bertulis mengenai kriteria berikut: a) Masa...

REQUIREMENT As part of Vision 2020 of Malaysia, the government has launched and promoted a series of environmental awareness programmes through different relevant ministries and agencies throughout the year. The examples of national environmental awareness programmes are‘Towards Smart Energy Culture’ by Energy Commission Malaysia, ‘One State One River Programme’ by Ministry of Agriculture, ‘Recycle for Nature’ by Malaysian Nature Society and so on. However, it is not only awareness of environmental issues and policies that leads to environmental action (McKenzie-Mohr, 2000). It shall be the duty of every people to maintain safe and healty environmental. TASK 1: Writing Assignment Based on the article above, you are required to choose ONE topic about current environmental issues (water pollution, air pollution, noise pollution,food safety, global warming, waste management, etc) in Malaysia and describe in writing on the following criteria: a) The environmental problem and its cause...