Irnis Azura Zakaria
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Irnis Azura Zakaria
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Zakaria, Irnis Azura
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Zakarya, I. A.
Azura Binti Zakarya, Irnis
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55749533300
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B-9251-2012

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Malaysian and Libyan Perspectives on Single-Use Plastic's Environmental Impact During the Pandemic COVID-19: A Pilot Study

2023-01-01 , Zreba K.Y.A. , Tengku Nuraiti Tengku Izhar , Farah Naemah Mohd Saad , Irnis Azura Zakaria , Hwidi R.S.A.

Plastics have become a significant threat to natural ecosystems as well as human health. The use and consumption of plastics improves our quality of life significantly, but it is critical to transition to more sustainable alternatives. Thus, the current study proposes an investigation into the impact of single use plastic products during pandemic on the impact to the environment from the Malaysian and Libyan perspective. A pilot study was conducted to examine the strength of the questionnaire in collecting on the environmental impacts of single use plastic during COVID-19 pandemic distributed across two countries (Libya and Malaysia). SPSS was used to test the questionnaires' strength with 40 participants, 20 in each nation. The reliability test results with Cronbach’s Alpha predicted values of 0.7-0.86 and actual data Alpha values 0.87-0.93, normal test of variance inflation factor ranging between 1 and 5, skewness and kurtosis values of -1.343 to -0.076 and 5.312 to -0.024 respectively confirmed the strength of the questionnaires as benchmarked in the literature. Further, the participants' responses to the quality of the questionnaire in determining the single use plastic impact to environmental have clearly revealed the strength and applicability of this questionnaire for wider data collections.

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User, industry, and waste management perspectives on single-use plastic's environmental impact during the pandemic : a pilot study

2022-01-01 , Zreba K.Y.A. , Tengku Nuraiti Tengku Izhar , Irnis Azura Zakaria , Hwidi R.S.A.

Plastics have become a significant threat to natural ecosystems as well as human health. The use and consumption of plastics improves our quality of life significantly, but it is critical to transition to more sustainable alternatives. Thus, this study proposes an investigation into the impact of single use plastic products during pandemic on the impact to the environment from the perspective of the user, industry, and waste management. A pilot study was conducted to examine the strength of the questionnaire in collecting on the environmental impacts of single use plastic during coronavirus pandemic with two groups of participants (industry and users) distributed across two countries (Libya and Malaysia). SPSS was used to test the questionnaires' strength with 40 participants, 20 in each nation. The reliability test results with Cronbach's Alpha predicted values of 0.7-0.86 and actual data Alpha values 0.87-0.93, normal test of variance inflation factor ranging between 1 and 5, skewness and kurtosis values of -1.343 to -0.076 and 5.312 to -0.024 respectively confirmed the strength of the questionnaires as benchmarked in the literature. Further, the participants' responses to the quality of the questionnaire revealed the strength and applicability of this questionnaire for wider data collections.

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Mediating Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Single Use Plastic Production, Usage and Disposal Management Models Correlations

2023-01-01 , Zreba K.Y.A. , Tengku Nuraiti Tengku Izhar , Irnis Azura Zakaria , Hwidi R.S.A. , Hweidi A.S.A.

This research examines the consequences of the COVID-19 epidemic on the production, use, and disposal of single-use plastics. This research explores the intricate relationships between the impacts of COVD-19 on single-use plastic production, usage, and waste management with a focus on the mediating effects of the pandemic related to model parameters and correlations to develop a trustworthy approach. The report examines first the increasing evidence regarding the pandemic's influence on various users and industries, and then the consequences for waste management and the environment. The research then examined the relationships and modelling framework correlations between the variables utilised to estimate the influence of COVID-induced changes in production, consumption, and management on single-use plastics. The study variables captured the influence of production, usage, and disposal on the environment. The study's parameters are equally linked to types of usage, have a pronominal effect, and disposal plays a vital role in the environmental impact, which makes them extremely dynamic for parameters in this study. Single-use plastic aggregation in the environment is predicted to be a dominant mechanism by disposal behaviour.

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