Importance and Performance Analysis of the Solid Waste ManagementSystem in Tomohon City, Indonesia

Abstract

s: Nowadays amount of solid wastes are increasing very fast. Accumulation of urban solid wastes is not balanced in perspective of good environmental management. Therefore, the study of urban solid wastes management system and the participation of urban communities in solid wastes management is needed. This study aimed to analyze level of importance and performance of the existing solid wastes management system, urban communities' participation, and relationship between urban community perception and their participation in existing system of solid waste management in Tomohon City. Scientific methodes in data analysis are the Importance Performance Analysis (IPA), The Chougill's ladder for participation level, and the Product-Moment correlation.Results of research suggested that existing waste management aspects that are on the first quadrant (as the main priority), consist of (a) lack of cleanliness of the solid wastes collection sites, (b) the limited numbers of the solid wastes collection sites, (c) time schedule for solid wates collection which is done on 2-3 days interval, (d) the fewer numbers of solid waste supervisor, and (e) the response to public complaints should be intensified in improving any public services in relation to solid wastes management. Results of community participation analysis based on Chougill 's ladder shows that community role in solid wastes management is in the phase of conspiracy (1.68), the community action is in the phase of peace (3.12), community motivation is in the phase of information (2.0), and community responsibility is in the phase of information (1.86). The relation between community perception (X) and community participation (Y) is statistically significant (r = 0.983). It is concluded that "community participation" in solid wastes management is significantly determined by their "perception".