WASTE MANAGEMENT IN MALANG

HYDRA MARINE SCIENCES GMBH INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

By :

BIMA SAHIDSYAH PUTRA WIBOWO

175080607111023

MARINE SCIENCE STUDY PROGRAM

DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES UTILIZATION AND MARINE RESOURCES

FACULTY OF FISHERIES AND MARINE SCIENCE

UNIVERSITAS BRAWIJAYA

MALANG

2020
 CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background

The coastal area which is a potential resource in Indonesia is an

intermediate area between land and sea. This huge resource is supported by a
coastline of about 81,000 km. This long coastline holds great potential for natural
resource wealth. The potential includes non-biological and biological potential
(Dahuri, 2002). In addition to the potential for natural resources that are
widespread on the coast of Indonesia, the possibility for pollution of the coastal
and marine environment also has great chance. This opportunity can be caused
by Indonesia's dense population, quite high tourism activities including
transportation, and large development. Indonesia's population density of 138
people / km2 is obtained from the population in the 2010 population census of
237,641,326 people divided by an area of 1,919,440 km2. World bank data
states that there was an increase of 1.1% in 2012 (Djaguna et al., 2019).
According to Malang City Park and Sanitation Department (2013), the
amount of waste generated every day is around 659.21 tons / day. Of the waste
generation, the most dominant type of waste is plastic waste, which is 115.36
tons / day. The nature of plastic which is light, strong, durable, and inexpensive
causes the use of plastic to continue to increase and is widely used in everyday
life. From the nature of plastic, it makes plastic very dangerous for the
surrounding environment. The higher the amount of plastic waste in the
environment will have the potential for contamination. In addition, plastics have
properties that are not easily degraded in soil and waters, so that with these
properties plastics can settle and accumulate over a long period of time. Nearly
10% of the total plastic produced will be dumped into rivers and will end up at
one point, namely the sea. This indirectly explains that plastic waste will continue
to increase and will eventually end up in Indonesian Sea.
Garbage that is not processed properly will easily enter rivers and end up
in the sea. marine debris is all solid material that is not found naturally (a product
of human activity) in water areas and can pose a direct threat to the conditions
and productivity of the waters and require certain specific actions to prevent and
minimize effects the negative. Good waste management needs to be applied to
minimize waste input that can end up in the sea.
1.2 The Identification of the Problems

Based on the background of the problem described above, it can be

identified several issues such as:
1. The waste produced in Malang City is dominated by plastic waste
2. The garbage that is not managed properly will end up polluting rivers
and oceans

1.3 The Objective of the Problem

The purpose of this research is to find out how the waste management
carried out by the Malang City Park and Sanitation Department and the
approach taken to deal with plastic waste produced in Malang City so that it does
not end up polluting the rivers and the sea.
 CHAPTER II

LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 Malang City