The economic potential of paper waste recycling activities on the informal sector in Grobogan District a case study: Purwodadi Sub-district

• Published in: IOP conference series. Earth and environmental science 2021-01, Vol.623 (1), p.12077
• Main Authors: Samadikun, B P, Sinttia, D A B, Rezagama, A, Sumiyati, S, Huboyo, H S, Ramadan, B S, Hadiwidodo, M, Nabila, F
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 1755-1307; 1755-1315
• DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/623/1/012077

Waste is a serious issue, not only in Indonesia but also in other countries. The governments have conducted various attempts to reduce waste, for example, by recycling waste. One of Indonesia's regions that done recycling is Purwodadi Sub-District, where the activity of waste utilization is mostly conducted in the informal sector. This research aims to estimate the economic potential and the expense of the existing system of paper waste management and analyze the benefits of paper waste management activity by the informal sector in Purwodadi Sub-District economically and environmentally. The method used is interviews and questionnaire surveys toward 31 recyclers consisting of scavengers, waste banks, garbage collectors I and II, and the dealers. Based on the research result, each recycler's economic potential in the enterprise of paper waste recycling was different. By applying for the paper waste 3R program in the informal sector, the benefits are divided into economic and environmental benefits. The economic benefits are profits from selling paper waste taken from recyclers. In contrast, the informal sector's environmental services as paper waste management reduce the percentage waste reduction of 15.9% in Purwodadi Sub-District.