Pharmaceutical Industries

The 4 industries surveyed under this category manufacture medicines and herbal health
supplements. Quantification of specific types of waste was Other Industry (recycler) Waste
collector SWM Envi Landfill recyclables Nonrecyclables Collection - Nonproduction / mixed
waste Production waste Plastic Industry Collection Disposal mixed waste Workers recyclables
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waste types as mixed waste.

Waste generation rates at the various industries surveyed proved to be

relatively low compared to other industrial categories. The highest rates were
estimated at PH-1 and PH-4. Both these industries produce herbal
supplements and traditional medicines, generating predominantly organic
waste in the process.

All the industries surveyed engaged contractors to manage their waste

collection apart from PH-4 who disposed of their own waste. PH-2 employed
different contractors to manage specific types of waste as shown below:
Normal waste: Polycon Enterprise
Paper: Central Melaya Paper
Steel: KK Metal, Company E
PVC bags: Tampin, Company E