Integrated Solid Waste Management Model: A Case Study of Waste Bank for Prototype Community in a University in the Southern
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The purpose of this research was to study the composition of waste and waste management and establish a model community waste bank within a University in the south. This study used mixed methods with qualitative data collected through interviews. The quantitative data was collected from waste volume records from recycled waste management activities. The information obtained from the workshop was analyzed and synthesized, and numerical data was obtained from the operations results. In the waste composition of the university, it was found that organic waste was the highest at 49.25%, followed by general waste at 32.29%, recyclable waste at 12.44%, and hazardous waste at 6.02%.
It was found that they had a habit of not separating waste before discarding it and a lack of awareness of waste separation. An overview of waste management within the university begins with sorting waste from the source. The recyclable waste was managed through waste banks in the form of recyclable waste recycled through the Trash Lucky Platform, while organic waste was digested anaerobic to produce biogas and non-recyclable general waste to the landfill outside the university. The hazardous waste is to be disposed of by the correct method from waste recycling activities to reward. The results of the activities in Phase 1 found that there was a total amount of recycled waste of 116 kg, representing a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions equal to 132.89 kg of kgCO2eq. They dropped off the most 81% of all recyclable waste. The implementation of this project was an efficient and sustainable way to waste management in the university. The model for developing concepts and policies for extending waste bank operations to municipalities, cities, and provinces levels
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