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Economic Value of Recycling Program among Community in Perhentian
Island
Nurul Nabilah binti Mohamed Lazin
Supervisor: Dr. Roseliza binti Mat Alipiah
Bachelor of Economics (Natural Resources)
School of Social and Economic Development
The addition of solid waste disposed of to the day is increasingly disturbing, so one of
the initiatives that can be implemented to reduce the production of solid waste is
through the recycling program. The purpose of this study was to see how far the local
was the willingness to participate (WTP) in the recycling program. This case study was
conducted in the community of Perhentian Island using primary data. A total of 68
respondents were randomly selected to present the population of the village. In
addition, there are several methods were used for data collection such as interviews,
observation, and survey. The study also conducted to measure the economic value of
volunteers on recycling programs using social benefits approaches. This data was
analyzed using SPSS 23. The results show that the willingness to participate in the
recycling program is very high where 59 respondents (86.76%) are willing to
participate in this program.
1401 | UMT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH DAY 2018