The Identification of City Solid Waste Management Based on the Active Participation of Families and Trash Pickers
Journal Title: Academic Research International - Year 2015, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
Waste and its management had become an increasingly urgent problem in cities in Indonesia because if it was not well handled, it would result in adverse or unexpected environmental changes that could pollute the environment, either on land, water, or air. This study was a descriptive qualitative study on the waste management in the city of Boyolali, both by the government and the habit of the residents that was based on the observation, in-depth interview, and documentation. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling and maximum variation. In this study, the informants were those who knew and directly involved in the research object and the data were analyzed using interactive process. It was known that the mechanism of solid waste management in Boyolali was good enough but it was too depended on the 3P process, which consists of collecting, transporting, and disposing, as well as the process of piling, composing, and landfilling. The main target locations of the 3P mechanism conducted by the janitors were the city center and economic center in Boyolali city.
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