Readiness Of Community Participation On Household Waste Management at Cililitan, Kramat Jati, East Jakarta

Abstract

Based on the primary survey, the knowledge, the attitude and the behavior on household waste management at Cililitan was well adequate but there are still residents who have not managed household waste properly. Infrastructure, community, and organization readiness are important in making sustainable waste management. This study aims to analyze readiness community participation on household waste management at Cililitan. This was a qualitative research which used chair-men of the community organization as the sample. Data were collected by in-depth interviews , FGD and analyzed by content analysis. The results showed that the readiness of community participation in waste management from organizational aspects was still inadequate due to the absence of an independent team, coordination forum, and training. The technical aspects, waste sorting has not been carried out according to its type at the household scale. No further waste management such as composting has been carried out. The aspect of financing has a self-funded. The conclusion of this study is the readiness of community participation from organizational and technical aspects still needs to be improved. Suggestions in the future , the waste bank will be formed and training will be held so the community can manage household wasteindependently.