Social Media Based Decision Support Model To Solve Indonesian Waste Management Problem: An Improved Version

Abstract

Twitter is a commonly used social media and can sometimes picture an entire situation especially environmental issues like waste management. Machine learning and sentiment analysis tools have also been used in many cases around the world and has produced useful results to assist decision making models. In this research Decision Support Model (DSM) and Sentiment Analysis with the help of Naïve Bayes Theorem was used to analyze the waste management case in Indonesia and find out how much improvement is needed in the current situation. The research has found that severe improvements in all of the 5 aspects analyzed is needed to elevate the waste management quality to the next level, especially with a low overall score of 45.29.

Virtual Waste Community: Sustainable Living in Digital Era

“…We can do many things to change this condition. Simple things can be started by increasing awareness of the environment, then reaching broader implications [7]. Activation of waste management efforts at the urban micro level has the opportunity to be more operational, contextual, and sustainable, rather than waiting for improvements on a large scale by the government.…”