Abstract
The aim of this paper is to identify patterns of waste management in the Bali archipelago tourism area. The Nusa Penida District is a new tourism destination located in the Southeast of Bali. In 2018, there were average 391,071 tourists/day coming and 45,520 local residents live in this area. The total amount of waste produced in Nusa Penida District is 15.90 tonnes/day or 173.61 m3/day. High tourist activities have not been handled by a good waste management. Questionnaires were distributed randomly to the public and tourists to find out the pattern of waste management. Observation also conducted to build the material flow analysis as a waste information baseline. Around 48.21% organic waste used as livestock feed and 8.45% dumped carelessly to the environment. Around 32.51% anorganic waste be burnt and 45.68% waste dumped carelessly. Moreover, Nusa Penida District facing offering waste management problem caused by their cultural activities. In total, around 8.82 tonnes/day waste is dumped in landfills and total unmanaged waste around 6.73 tonnes/day.
Highlights
Waste management is one of the challenges of governments in developing countries, especially due to increased waste generation and lack of appropriate waste management standards understanding [1]
The primary data collection is done by sampling waste generation directly, while secondary data collection is done to the relevant institutions to determine the waste management system as well as the handling waste in Nusa Penida Sub-District
Interview conducted with 50 local residents and 20 the tourists to find out the patterns of community waste management and their opinions on existing management
Summary
Waste management is one of the challenges of governments in developing countries, especially due to increased waste generation and lack of appropriate waste management standards understanding [1]. Nonenvironmental friendly waste management can cause a negative impact on health and will disrupt environmental sustainability [2]. Waste problem will have a negative impact due to environmental degradation [3]. Tourism is the most dynamic economic activity and can be the main income that benefits a region [4]. All human activities both from tourism activities and local residents will produce waste. Population growth and increased human activity further leads to an increase of waste generation. Increased activity that results in an increase of waste generation. The main resident occupation in Nusa Penida District is tourism services and fishermen.
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