Audit And Analysis Of Waste Management In Baucau Municipality, Timor-Leste

Abstract

Baucau is a municipality of Timor Leste, on the north coast in the eastern part of the country. The capital city is also named Baucau. The population in this municipality is 123,203 people (2015 census) and the area is 1,494 km². With a large population, which results in the production of waste increasing every day but the people in the municipality of Baucau face a lack of landfills and poor waste management. Many people in the municipality litter in drainage canals and public places whose sources come from household, commercial and office activities, so the researcher aims to 1.) examine the quantity and characteristics of waste from household activities and commercial activities in Bahu village (urban). , Tirilolo (peri-urban) and Caibada (rural) and 2.) studied the existing condition of waste management in the municipality of Baucau. From the results of the study, it was stated that in the three villages the composition of waste produced was organic waste, Metals, E-waste, Paper, cardboard, carton, Plastic bottles/PET, hazardous waste and glass. From household activities that produce waste, the highest is Bahu village (urban) with a total weight of 189,664 Kg, followed by Tirilolo (peri-urban) village with a total weight of around 155,224 Kg and the lowest is Caibada village (rural) reaching 106.655 Kg. From commercial activities consisting of 2 (two) hotels, 2 (two) supermarkets and 1 (one) restaurant. The three commercial activities that produce the most waste is supermarkets with a total waste weight of 86,323 Kg, followed by restaurants with a total weight of 57,886 Kg, and the lowest is hotels with a total weight of 6,799 Kg. The management of household, commercial and office waste in Baucau Municipality currently consists of three (3) parts: 1) Waste is transported by SMASA, 2) Discarded carelessly, and 3) Burned.