Strategy to Reduce the Impact of Food Waste Through Environmentally Friendly Household Waste Management in Bojonegoro Regency

Abstract

Food waste is a description of people’s behavior regarding consumption patterns that are not in accordance with daily needs. The negative impacts caused by food waste behavior have become a world issue, including: food crisis, water and land pollution, and global warming. Global warming occurs partly due to food waste which accumulates in large quantities which produces methane gas, thus forming greenhouse gases. This greenhouse gas then triggers global warming. Therefore, this research aims to identify the types of waste produced by households and analyze strategies for reducing negative impacts due to food waste behavior in Bojonegoro Regency, East Java, Indonesia. The research location includes 4 villages in Bojonegoro included Sembung, Bangilan, Pilang Gede, and Kenep. The method approach used is quantitative. The conclusion of the results of this research shows that organic and inorganic waste in the villages of Bangilan, Sembung, Kenep and Pilang Gede is dominated by purchasing processed food activities, Purchasing children’s equipment and Purchasing clothes/fashion. The implementations of waste management are a good strategy for sustainable environmental conditions in the four villages such as rethink, refuse, reduce, reuse, rot and recycle strategies, however, in overcoming environmental problems, consistency and mutual support between parties is needed.