About the Project
SMART Rangers is an environmental education program which has been designed for school communities to learn about the environment, particularly focusing on natural and non natural resource management. It initially began with a focus on solid waste management and rivers, and was later developed into a full fledged program by itself.

GEC saw the potential of proper solid waste management education for school children, and proceeded to tailor a program that would train and educate students to manage and reduce the waste that is produced by them.

This comprehensive program is a way to create awareness on the importance of recycling and reusing their waste, and further empower them to take action on their own. The basis of this program follows the concept of “Civic Science”, and the 4R 2C Concept (Rethink, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Compost and Close the loop). Global Environment Centre is the first organization in Malaysia to use this approach.
   
Civic Science is the process of bringing thoughts and issues from one’s mind into the heart. This is done by a simple method of enhancing awareness, providing the knowledge, and most importantly, the skills required to take action proactively on environmental matters.

About DANIDA
The Government of Malaysia in 2005 endorsed the National Strategic Plan for Solid Waste Management (NSP) and enacted the Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act (SWMPC Act) in August 2007.

In February 2006, the Government of Malaysia and the Danish International Development Assistance (Danida) initiated the Solid Waste Management Component (SWMC) project to support the implementation of the NSP and the SWMPC Act.

The SWMC is implemented by the Department of National Solid Waste Management, Ministry of Housing and Local Government , assisted by the Danida.

The objectives of the SWMC are equal to the objectives of the NSP:

“An efficient, cost effective and sustainable Solid Waste Management system to safeguard public health and the environment and to enhance the quality of life in Malaysia by 2020”

The project has two main components:

• Increasing the legal, institutional and human capacity at federal, state and local level to implement the NSP and the SWMPC Act.
• Facilitating and institutionalizing public participation in Solid Waste Management at federal, state and local level.

The Stakeholders

The SMART Ranger Program stakeholders are :

Ministry of Environment
Department of Solid Waste
Majlis Daerah Gua Musang
Majlis Bandar Petaling Jaya

For further information, please contact :
Shafinaz Shahabudin

Global Environment Centre
2nd Floor, Wisma Hing,
No.78 Jalan SS2/72,
47300 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor Darul Ehsan,
Malaysia.

Phone : +603 7957 2007
Fax : +603 7957 7003