Abstract
The waste bank is an alternative waste management in Indonesia. The waste Bank in Gunung Kidul Regency, Yogyakarta is one of the waste banks that has been established and is active until now. The method used to determine the generation and composition of waste is SNI 19-3964-1994. In addition, research data are obtained by observing and interviewing directly in the field, then analyzed by quantitative descriptive. The results showed the average rate of waste generation in Gunung Kidul Regency was 0.48 kg / person / day. The highest composition of waste in Gunung Kidul Regency is organic waste, which is 77.61%, while non-organic waste is 22.39%. At present, the Waste Bank in Gunung Kidul Regency is able to reduce waste by 0.86% with a total of 6,423 m3 / year reduced waste. The benefits of the existence of a waste bank, among others, are in the field of waste management, in terms of economic and social aspects. The potential for waste recycling is 17.49% from 22.39% of the total non-organic waste.
Highlights
One of the big problems experienced by big cities in Indonesia is waste management
Indonesian waste statistics data (2012) states that the amount of waste that appears throughout Indonesia reaches 38.5 million tons per year and such waste is mostly concentrated in Java
This research was conducted in Gunung Kidul Regency, Yogyakarta Special Province with case study locations in all the Waste Banks in Gunung Kidul Regency
Summary
One of the big problems experienced by big cities in Indonesia is waste management. Waste is caused as a result of the activities of human life. Based on data from the Ministry of Environment, the average population of Indonesia produces about 2.5 liters of waste per day or 625 million liters This condition will continue to grow considering human behavior that is difficult to change. Continue to the downstream, which is the product phase has been used, so it becomes waste, which is returned to the environment media safely Waste reduction in this case has the aim that all elements of society can be involved, both from the government, the business community, and the wider community. As one of the solutions to overcome this problem, the Ministry of Environment is making efforts to develop the Waste Bank This activity is to educate the public to be more careful in sorting garbage, as well as to foster a sense of community sensitivity in processing waste properly. The goal is to be able to reduce waste in TPS / TPA and encourage community economic empowerment, through the use of waste with the
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