Strategy Maximizing Function of Waste Management Units in Bangunrejo Village
Various programs and techniques have been carried out to reduce the amount of waste which increasingly alarming day by day. Bangunrejo Village in Patebon Subdistrict Kendal Regency made a waste management program which initiated since early 2017 with collect-haul to village landfill-collect-haul to regional landfill-dispose-burn which require a lot of money. This research aims to determine the process of waste management so that an effective waste management strategy is obtained. The method used in this research was the qualitative descriptive method. Data were obtained from primary data which was taken from an interview with the residents and the worker as well as secondary data from documents and direct observation. Data was collected using triangulation techniques through in-depth interviews, participatory observation, and documentation. The analysis used in this research was SWOT to obtain effective waste management strategies. The results show that the residents of Bangunerejo Village have already had the awareness to keep the environment clean even though they still can’t manage the waste well. The residents also still have a limited understanding of 3R (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle) even though sometimes they already applied this to their daily life. The Bangunrejo Village waste management program is an environmental care program that must be sustained and succeeded to reduce the volume of waste.