Success Factors Of Solid Waste Management Through Composting : A Comparative Study of Rural Communities In Malaysia And Indonesia
Aviasti Anwar(a*), Reni Amaranti(b), Mohamad Satori(c),Nurul Azita Salleh(d)
(a,b,c) Departement of Industrial Engineering
Universitas Islam Bandung
Jl. Tamansari No. 1 Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
(d) School of Technology Management and Logistics
College of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia,
06010 UUM Sintok, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia
Abstract
Research to be conducted to understand how people perform processing organic waste into compost, so as to improve the quality of life particularly in economic terms. Moreover, it can be identified factors and constraints that affect the community at the time of processing organic waste into compost. Organic waste is one of the solid wastes produced from household / domestic waste. Primary data collection is done by means of interviews and field observations in selected rural communities. While the secondary data collection is done with literarur studies. The study is expected to be a reference to the relevant institutions in the process of training to the community, especially in the processing of organic waste. This research was conducted by taking samples in rural communities in Indonesia and Malaysia. The purpose of this study as follows: Identify the factors that determine the success of the community in processing organic waste into compost so as to improve the quality of life; Identify barrier experienced by the community when composting. The results of the research are expected to show a comparison of the success patterns of rural communities in Indonesia and Malaysia in processing waste into compost.
Keywords: organic waste, composting, quality of life, economic value
Topic: Industrial Engineering