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Potensi dan Tantangan Pemulung Menuju Ekonomi Sirkular di Kota Jambi Mia Erpinda; Dwi Nowo Martono; Gabriel Andari Kristanto
Dinamika Lingkungan Indonesia Vol 10, No 2 (2023)
Publisher : Universitas Riau

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31258/dli.10.2.p.102-111

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Waste pickers in Jambi city reduce solid waste by collecting and sorting recycled waste at the ‘Solid Waste Temporary Shelters’ or Tempat Pembuangan Sementara (TPS). However, most waste pickers cannot improve their performance due to challenges confronting waste pickers and lack of attention from the government and the public. This research identified and quantified the solid waste collected and marketed by individual waste pickers and collectors ‘pengepul’. Convenience sampling methods with literature reviews, questionnaires, and interviews were carried out in this study. Most respondents were male waste pickers, 67%, and women, 33% (n=100). The average daily collection rate of male waste pickers is 10.43 kg/day. For female waste, pickers are 7.92 kg/day (waste category: plastic bottles, cardboard, and wastepaper), with an estimated recycling rate of 0.09%-0.89%. Meanwhile, collectors have an average sales rate of 2-5.5 tons/month, with an estimated recycling rate of 1.5%. The recycling value of waste pickers and collectors could be more optimal, impacting the average income of waste pickers Rp. 581,250/month which showed that the market is neither profitable nor socially protected. The research findings could help develop a waste pickers' integrated system to improve the implementation of the circular economy. 
The Potential Integration of Informal to Formal Workers in Muara Fajar Landfill (TPA) Pekanbaru with the Circular Economy Concept Rizky Syahputra; Gabriel Andari Kristanto; Astryd Viandila Dahlan
Jurnal Indonesia Sosial Teknologi Vol. 6 No. 2 (2025): Jurnal Indonesia Sosial Teknologi
Publisher : Publikasi Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.59141/jist.v6i2.8930

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Waste is a serious problem in developing countries due to infrastructure limitations, one of which is the city of Pekanbaru. The existence of the landfill triggered the arrival of informal workers such as scavengers to collect waste as recycled product materials. Most scavengers live below the poverty line, even though scavengers have a role in restraining the waste generation rate in landfills. This study aims to analyze the potential integration of scavengers in the Muara Fajar Landfill Area with formal workers using integrated waste management, "Clean Pekanbaru Movement." The research was conducted using observation methods, interviews, and questionnaires filled out by scavenger and collector respondents in the landfill area. The recycling rate (RR) of the Muara Fajar landfill area is 1.08%, and the average individual RR of 150 scavengers is 0.72%. The proposed integrated waste management concept is the "Clean Pekanbaru Movement," which manages the Muara Fajar landfill area and acts as a recycling industry player. The study results show that the recycling rate at the Muara Fajar landfill only reaches 1.08%, while the average individual scavenger only reaches 0.72%. The Pekanbaru Clean Movement model is proposed as a solution that integrates scavengers into a formal waste management system with regulatory support and the recycling industry. As many as 82% of respondents are willing to participate in this program for a fixed income and better social security. This study concludes that the potential for waste generation because of recyclable materials is still huge, and the potential for integration is very possible at the Muara Fajar Landfill, Pekanbaru. Implementing this program can improve the social welfare of scavengers and reduce the environmental impact due to the open waste disposal system.