Domestic Waste Management Feasibility Study at Ahmad Dahlan University

Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn) Vol.12, No.4, November 2018, pp. 663~668 ISSN: 2089-9823 DOI: 10.11591/edulearn.v12i4.9232  663 Domestic Waste Management Feasibility Study at Ahmad Dahlan University Surahma Asti Mulasari, Asep Rustiawan Department of Public Health, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Article Info ABSTRACT Article history: Garbage dumped untreated into the environment causes health problems. As an educational institution, college should make waste management as a media in educating students in particular, and society. The purpose of this research is to open up new insights into what can be done by Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD) to educate citizens (academics) on the responsibility of managing the environment, especially the waste management practice in college as well as a form of UAD concern for environmental sustainability. This study is a qualitative research which uses road grass analysis approach. Techniques of data retrieval is in-depth interviews with cleaning service, students, employees, canteen vendors, head of BIFAS, vice chancellor II, and the Head of Household. The problems that occurred include: unsorted garbage bins resulting in unpleasant odor, lowered aesthetics, comfort decrease in GARBAGE DUMP, improper behavior of UAD campus residents related to littering, and lack of specific policies related to waste management in campus. Problems of campus trash includes: absence of waste separation process which results in odor, lowered aesthetics, and comfort decrease in GARBAGE DUMP. Another problem is the improper behavior of residents of UAD campus associated with littering, and the lack of specific policies related to campus waste management. Received Mar 11, 2018 Revised Apr 26, 2018 Accepted May 26, 2018 Keywords: Campus Garbage Waste Management Copyright © 2018 Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science. All rights reserved. Corresponding Author: Surahma Asti Mulasari, Departement of Public Health, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Jl.Prof. Dr. Soepomo, Janturan, 55164, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Email: 1. INTRODUCTION Garbage is a problem that always appear all the time. The amount and the type of garbage is increasing due to increase in population, technological advances, and socio-cultural changes that make environmental burden to recieve garbage becomes heavy. These problem becomes ever more crucial because people’s awareness about garbage disposal is low [1] . Garbage is solid material discharges from household activities, markets, offices, lodging houses, hotels, restaurants, industry, residual of building material, and used motor vehicle parts. Garbage is a byproduct of human activity that has been used [2]. Garbage left to accumulate can certainly become a problem for health and the environment. Health problems can lead to potential for diseases, whereas for the environment, it can cause contamination by land, air, and water [3]. Garbage cause problems because it is seen as a waste material and environment pollutant, these paradigms must be changed. Based on a study, Bukit Kencana housing at Semarang city is able to process waste of approximately 60% - 65% of the volume of 1 to 1.5 tons per day while the rest is transported to TPA Jatibarang. The composition of dry garbage generated is 21.66% and have a measurable economic value and reached 78.34% wet garbage which can be used as compost material, mostly for cattle feed [4]. Journal homepage: http://journal.uad.ac.id/index.php/EduLearn 664  ISSN: 2089-9823 The Second Law of thermodynamics states that energy can not be utilized 100% as there is always a residue (waste). Based on the law, it means that the waste is actually a form of untapped energy (potential energy). Garbage also have economic value. This is proven by the many scavengers, wholesalers, and agents engaged in solid waste. Garbage has economic value because it can be recycled into other forms that is more valuable. College, as one of the educational institutions should make garbage management as a media in educating students in particular and society in general in the field of sense of responsibility towards the environment. Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD), which has about 14,000 students has the potential to produce garbage from the process of service to students, food and beverage consumption by the entire academic community, and from other academic activities. The garbage produced is certainly not a little amount and it can potentially cause pollution and aesthetics nuisance for the environment around the campus. Based on these ideas, this study will look at the garbage potential that can be caused by UAD and see the extent to which the concept of garbage management has been done by UAD. Expectations from this analysis is to expand the insight and educate citizens (academics) at universities on responsibility of managing the environment, especially the management of the garbage in universities as well as a form of concern from academic community towards environmental sustainability. 2. RESEARCH METHOD This research method was qualitative research, it used grass root analysis approach to find out the main problem of garbage on Campus 1, 2, 3, and 5 of Universitas Ahmad Dahlan. Qualitative research method was used to examine natural objects. Data was collected by triangulation (combined) method, it is inductive in nature, and the results of the research emphasizes meaning rather than generalization, are more descriptive, and the collected data are in the form of words or pictures, so it does not emphasize on numbers. This research was conducted in two months (June-July 2014) in Campus 1, 2, 3, and 5 Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Yogyakarta. The research instrument used was the researchers themselves with the aid of an interview guide. Data analysis was done by coding, perform the presentation as narration and interpret the data. 3. RESULTS AND ANALYSIS Universitas Ahmad Dahlan consists of four (4) active campuses for teaching and learning activities for students, that is campus 1, 2, 3, and 5 of Universitas Ahmad Dahlan. The number of academic employees of the Universitas Ahmad Dahlan in 2014 is 419 people. Whereas the number of non-academic employees of the University of Ahmad Dahlan is 306 people and 85 cleaning service officers. The number of students at the University of Ahmad Dahlan is 12,850 people. The great number of the above-mentioned residents has the potential to produce diverse and huge number of garbage. The Average Output of Garbage Per Day at UAD shown in Table 1. Table 1. The Average Output of Garbage Per Day at UAD No Campus residents 1 2 3 Students Teacher Employee The average per person The Average Output of Garbage Per Day (gram) 246.67 109.1 50 135.26 The average per person of Universitas Ahmad Dahlan campus residents produce 135.26 grams. Calculated per month (30 days), output of garbage will reach 4057.8 grams/person. That figure, when multiplied by th (...truncated)