Application of local wisdom in handling waste in coastal settlements as an effort to minimize waste production

Abstract

Garbage accumulation on beaches and open spaces causes environmental degradation. The community has a habit and culture of handling waste in the settlement that follows hereditary preferences. The research aims to determine the waste management system of coastal communities that involves local wisdom systems in reducing waste production. The research uses a quantitative paradigm, with quantitative as the primary and qualitative as the support method. Collecting quantitative data through a questionnaire to measure the weight of domestic waste. Other data are occupation, education, and the number of families then presented in tabular form, then correlation. While qualitative methods of collecting data purposively from village officials' households related to waste management. Qualitative data was also collected by observing daily activities and people's beliefs about waste and environmental conditions in settlements—the presentation of secondary data in the form of photographs, maps, and descriptions. Using simple equipment such as scales, skewers, gloves, and plastic waste. The result is conventional waste management, reducing household waste by livestock and landfill waste in public spaces by livestock and scavengers. Burning and landfilling aim to reduce the volume of dry waste. While the garbage piles on the beach are left alone, waiting for the tide to carry them back to the sea. Cooperation and trust as local wisdom need to be applied in waste management. The finding is that people's trust affects attitudes towards the time spent cleaning and burning waste in settlements which has a positive value for the environment and reduces the volume of waste.

Keywords

• Local wisdom
• Waste management
• Coastal settlement waste
• Coastal landfill