Municipal Solid Waste Management Case Studies between Tokyo and Indonesia in Waste Sorting and Food Waste Processing Activities

摘要

Municipal Solid waste management should be implemented in a better way due to waste contribution and environmental pollution. Indonesia’s municipal waste management already has its concept and technical action which is can be improved. In this case is in waste sorting activity and food waste processing. Waste sorting is the first important activity in municipal solid waste management. Better sorting system and scavenging activity due to the next stage of recycling activity is necessary. Food waste as organic waste also has to be processed properly due to its effect to human health and environmental pollution. Tokyo, Japan is leading in municipal solid waste management with its high technology and applied comprehensively. By learning from Japan and considering many factors especially in technical approach of waste sorting activity and food waste processing, a better way in solid waste handling in Indonesia can be applied.