Good Governance Practices in National Solid Waste Management Policy Implementation : A Pilot Study on Solid Waste Corporation's Staff in Batu Pahat, Malaysia

Effective solid waste management is very crucial nowadays. Increment of solid waste generated year after year has brought a massive challenge to the government. Good governance is a tool to enhance the solid waste management services towards sustainability. This pilot study investigates good governance practices in National Solid Waste Policy implementation among Solid Waste Corporation's staffs. A survey was conducted on 20 staffs of Batu Pahat Solid Waste Corporation. Then, the data were analysed using descriptive analysis such as frequency, percentage and mean. There are four key (4) variables are identified through content analysis namely policy clarity, social competency (government staff, concession company staff and local communities), resource management and management system. Result of analysis show that (i) level of awareness among respondents regarding good governance practices in policy implementation was moderate, and (ii) perception of respondents on good governance practices in policy implementation was positive. However, there are several improvement are required such as participation and awareness among local communities