Recent progress and suggestions on waste management strategy in Kalisalak village, Batang regency

Abstract

In a developing country like Indonesia, waste management remains one of the main problems faced due to a lack of coordination between various stakeholders and budget limitations to implement advanced waste management methods. The Batang regency is no exception, where overall waste reduction and waste recycling percentage (out of total generated waste) are only 0.61% and 0.08% respectively. One of its villages, Kalisalak village, is a religious agritourism village that has a lot of economic potential in various sectors, with by-products that can be utilized and processed as various materials and resources to improve the local community and support sustainable development. Organic waste from Kalisalak village can be processed into organic fertilizers, eco-enzymes, takakura basket, and biopore infiltration hole, while plastic waste can be used as paving block materials. Non-domestic sawdust waste from non-domestic sectors can be processed into growing media for ornamental plants, horticulture, and edible mushrooms. Thorough field surveys are still needed for this study. urveys are still needed for this study.