| dc.description.abstract | The goal of this study was to examine the community participation in household solid waste (HSW)
reduction
and
the influencing factors in eastern Surabaya. The research was conducted in three districts,
namely
Sukolilo, Rungkut, and Tenggilis Mejoyo. The HSW sampling for SW composition analysis was
performed
over
eight
consecutive
days. Survey concerning community involvement in HSW reduction
was
conducted in 300 households using stratified random sampling technique. The questionnaires were
distributed
during
HSW
sampling for generation rate and composition measurements.
Results
of this study showed that average HSW generation rate in eastern Surabaya was
0.33
kg/capita/day.
The
HSW
composition was dominated by food waste (64.19%), followed by plastics
(10.79%),
paper (9.24%) and used diapers (6.97%). The socio-economic characteristics had less influence
than
the
supporting factors on sorting, recycling and composting activities.
This
study suggested four strategies to support the community participation on HSW reduction in east-
ern
Surabaya. These strategies were: to intensify the HSW reduction training programs; to intensify the
information
dissemination through mass media and campaign; to increase the number of environmental
cadres;
and
to optimize the existence of waste bank and its function. | en_US |
