Effectiveness of Waste Management by the Environmental and Hygiene Office (DLHK) in Karawang District (Study in West Karawang District)

Abstract

Environmental problems today are very serious and complex problems, especially the waste problem. In Indonesia, nowadays the problem of waste is often underestimated by the government and society, even though the problem of waste and its management must be thought of as early as possible so as not to have a negative impact on humans in the future. According to Darmasetiawan (in Hapsari journal 2014; 156) said that "The The increase in population will be accompanied by an increase in the volume of waste produced. The waste problem in Karawang Regency can be seen from the total volume of daily waste in Karawang which reaches 1,200 tons/day, and only 350 tons can be transported to the Jalupang TPA. This resulted in high waste generation, as a result of the large amount of waste at the TPS that failed to be transported to the TPA. Garbage generation also causes various negative impacts such as an unpleasant smell that disturbs, spoils aesthetics/views, causes disease, etc. This study uses Duncan's theory in Richard M. Steers (2005:64) stating the measures of effectiveness such as Goal Achievement, Integration, and Adaptation. This research uses descriptive qualitative method which is intended to understand a phenomenon as a whole in the form of words or language. The results of this study indicate that the effectiveness of waste management in Karawang Regency by DLHK has not been effective. This is due to a lack of facilities and infrastructure, a lack of budget, a lack of a continuous outreach process by DLHK to the public, and the low awareness of the people of Karawang Regency in protecting the environment. The researcher suggests that the Karawang Regency government should be able to provide complete facilities and infrastructure to support the Karawang INTERASIH slogan, change the open dumping waste management system to a control landfill or sanitary landfill, and provide ongoing socialization to the community so that it can change people's habits.