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    This experiment determined the moisture content of paper waste. Paper waste was collected and small pieces were placed in crucibles, which were weighed before and after drying in an oven for 24 hours. The moisture content was calculated using the formula: (Initial Weight - Final Weight) / Initial Weight x 100. The objectives were to find the moisture content of paper waste, compare it to plastic waste, and determine standard error and deviation. This helped evaluate the characteristics of solid waste in Malaysia.

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    This experiment determined the moisture content of paper waste. Paper waste was collected and small pieces were placed in crucibles, which were weighed before and after drying in an oven for 24 hours. The moisture content was calculated using the formula: (Initial Weight - Final Weight) / Initial Weight x 100. The objectives were to find the moisture content of paper waste, compare it to plastic waste, and determine standard error and deviation. This helped evaluate the characteristics of solid waste in Malaysia.

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    This experiment determined the moisture content of paper waste. Paper waste was collected and small pieces were placed in crucibles, which were weighed before and after drying in an oven for 24 hours. The moisture content was calculated using the formula: (Initial Weight - Final Weight) / Initial Weight x 100. The objectives were to find the moisture content of paper waste, compare it to plastic waste, and determine standard error and deviation. This helped evaluate the characteristics of solid waste in Malaysia.

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    EVT 637 : SOLID WASTE ANALYSIS AND TECHNOLOGY

    EXPERIMENT 1 : MOISTURE CONTENT MEASUREMENT


    GROUP 4 : PAPER WASTE

    NAME : NORSYAZWANI BINTI SAPIANGE (2016718137)


    NUR IRDINA BINTI RAMAN
    NURUL NAJIHAH BINTI ABDUL RAHMAN

    GROUP: AS2294C
    DATE OF EXPERIMENT : 26TH SEPTEMBER 2018
    DATE OF SUBMISSION :
    LECTURER’S NAME : PN NORADILAH BINTI MOHAMED
    ABSTRACT
    INTRODUCTION

    Generation of municipal solid waste (MSW) in Malaysia has increased more than 91% over the
    past decade. According the research from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), MSW
    management in Malaysia can be considered relatively substandard and chaotic. Landfilling is the
    most preferred method of MSW disposal in Malaysia due to several factors. Landfilling can cause
    many problems because it is not sustainable.

    The causes of management of municipal solid waste become one of Malaysia’s most critical
    environmental issues is rapid economic development and population growth, inadequate
    infrastructure, expertise and land scarcity. The purpose of the study is to evaluating the
    generation, characteristics and management of solid waste in Malaysia based on published
    information. A person produce about 0.5-0.8 kg/day in which domestic waste is the primary
    source.

    Solid waste can be categorized into many types. The types of solid waste is textile waste, food
    waste, plastic waste, paper waste, yard waste and etc. Generally, each of every waste has
    different on the moisture content. In this experiment, we collect paper waste to determine its
    moisture content. Paper is the waste that commonly found from any sources especially from the
    office building. Paper is actually give the negative impacts towards the environment. According to
    the article from Environmental Professional Network (EPN), paper industries emit greenhouse
    gases in the process of manufacturing paper and in the process of providing energy supply to
    paper plants. Greenhouse gases are mainly responsible for climatic changes and global warming.
    The disposal of paper also contributes to global warming. Paper emits harmful methane gas when
    it rots.
    OBJECTIVE:

    1. To determine moisture content in paper waste.


    2. To compare the moisture content between paper waste and plastic waste.
    3. To determine the standard error and standard deviation.

    METHODOLOGY

    1. 3 empty crucible was weighed and the reading is taken and considered as (W 1).
    2. Paper waste that already cut into small pieces was placed in the crucible and labelled.
    3. All the crucible was weighed again and the reading is taken.
    4. All the crucible were left in the oven for 24 hours.
    5. After 24 hours, all the crucible were removed from oven and placed into desiccator until it
    cool to room temperature.
    6. All the crucible was weighed and reading is taken and considered as ( W 2).
    7. The moisture content for the paper was calculated by using formula :

    𝑊1− 𝑊2
    % H2O= 𝑊1
    × 100

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