Waste Management Study In The Archipelago Tourism Area (Case Study: Nusa Penida District, Bali Province, Indonesia)

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to identify patterns of waste management in the Bali archipelago tourism area. The Nusa Penida District is a new tourism destination located in the Southeast of Bali. In 2018, there were average 391,071 tourists/day coming and 45,520 local residents live in this area. The total amount of waste produced in Nusa Penida District is 15.90 tonnes/day or 173.61 m3/day. High tourist activities have not been handled by a good waste management. Questionnaires were distributed randomly to the public and tourists to find out the pattern of waste management. Observation also conducted to build the material flow analysis as a waste information baseline. Around 48.21% organic waste used as livestock feed and 8.45% dumped carelessly to the environment. Around 32.51% anorganic waste be burnt and 45.68% waste dumped carelessly. Moreover, Nusa Penida District facing offering waste management problem caused by their cultural activities. In total, around 8.82 tonnes/day waste is dumped in landfills and total unmanaged waste around 6.73 tonnes/day.