Polemic in Municipal Solid Waste Management in Indonesia
Rina Agustin Indriani1, , Dody Darsono2 , and Asnan Furinto3
1Environmental Sanitation Technical Development Expert, Ministry of Public Works and Housing, 12190 Jakarta, Indonesia
1Doctoral Student, Bina Nusantara University, 12190 Jakarta, Indonesia
2Staff, Directorate Environmental Sanitation Development, Ministry of Public Works and Housing 12190 Jakarta, Indonesia
3Faculty Member, Business School, Bina Nusantara University 11530 Jakarta, Indonesia
Abstract
Solid waste management is a common challenge to many cities across the world. The municipal waste management is capital-intensive, there are numerous alternative options that can be applied to address waste management problem. Uncontrolled dumping of waste on open dumps or landfills has become one of the most common methods of disposing waste in Indonesia. Many cities are faced the environmental degradation because uncontrolled process. Many research have been conducted about solid waste management, however, there is still limited studies which specifically focus on open dumps/landfills. This present study discusses about waste management in existing open dumps/ landfills as specific example and polemic against the potential up-gradable as consideration so that landfills transform to be a more sustainable disposal option. The paper describes a strategy and methodology to transformed existing landfills into fitting component such as urban landscape or converted into energy through enhancing its environmental significance and sustainability.
Keywords: Municipal Solid waste, uncontrolled process, open dumps,environmental degradation
Topic: Civil Engineering