39,000 tonnes of solid waste daily

PETALING JAYA: Every day, Malaysians throw away about 39,078 tonnes of solid waste, equivalent to about 1.17kg per person, says the Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation (SWCorp).

On average, food makes up the biggest component of domestic waste at 30.6%, followed by plastic (21.9%), paper (15.3%), disposable diapers (8.2%) and hazardous household waste (4.2%).