Community-based Management of Household Waste in Tamalate District, Makassar

摘要

The community-based household waste water management needs evaluation program, with the intention that the programs that have been planned to run optimally and useful in improving the quality of the living environment in the city of Makassar. This study aimed to identify the factors that influence the community-based household waste management in Makassar. The research was conducted in Makassar City, District of Tamalate. This study used primary (interview and questionnaire, workshop and Focus Group Discussion) and secondary data (documents) to strengthen analysis towards the problems. The method used in this research is Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). SEM analyse the effect of the exogenous variables, namely human resources (X_1), natural resources (X_2), artificial resource/facilities and infrastructure (X_3), as well as social resources (X_4), towards endogenous variable community-based household waste management (Y); besides analyse the correlation between the four exogenous variables. The results showed household waste management in the area of Makassar City is influenced by several factors, among others: human resources, natural resources, artificial resources, and social resources. Between the four variables, significant linkages were shown between natural resources with artificial resources. On the other hand, there is no linkage between human resources and natural resources, human resources with artificial resources, human resources with social resources, natural resources with social resources, and artificial resources with social resources. Community-based household waste management policy on residential areas needs more attention on community development and empowerment. The management should take into account the level of community participation from planning to the implementation of activities.