Partisipasi Masyarakat dalam Pengelolaan Sampah (Studi Kasus: Kecamatan Medan Marelan)

Abstract

The increase in environmental pollution is caused by many things, such as population growth which increases the amount of waste that must be disposed of. This is exacerbated by inadequate final disposal sites, lack of public awareness and willingness to manage and dispose of waste, as well as the unavailability of the public to recycle waste because waste is considered dirty and must be thrown away or has no value. The aim of this research is to determine the level of community participation in waste management in Medan Marelan District, to determine the level of relationship between factors that influence community participation and participation indicators. Questionnaire data processing and the level of community participation using the Spearman rank correlation test method. Based on the results of research in Medan Marelan sub-district in 5 sub-districts, overall it was concluded that the level of community participation in waste management which includes containerization, collection/transportation and utilization of waste is included in the medium participation level category with a percentage of 55.22%. Individual internal factors such as age, gender, education level, employment status and income level are not all related to indicators of waste storage, collection/transportation and utilization. Of these factors, factors that are significantly related to the indicators are age, level of education and income. External factors such as the role of government/community leaders have a significant relationship with indicators of waste storage, collection/transportation and utilization.