Market Waste Management Towards a Healthy Market

Abstract

Garbage is a serious problem that must be considered. The amount of waste is increasing along with the population. One of the most common waste problems is market waste. Increased activity in the market dramatically affects the number of market waste piles. To overcome this, serious waste management is needed. Waste management starts with waste collection, transportation, temporary waste disposal, and the role of cleaners and traders. This study aims to find out how the Waste Management System at the Kersik Tuo Market works. This type of research is descriptive, using observation and interviews. The samples used were 85 traders and five janitors. The results of this study are that the Kersik Tuo Market is categorized as unhealthy where waste collection is 21 (24.7%), waste transportation is 21 (24%), availability of waste storage facilities is 21 (24%), and the role of traders is 37 (43.5%) not following provisions Permenkes No 17 of 2020 concerning Organizing Healthy Markets and the Role of Poor Traders in Waste Management. In conclusion, it is necessary to implement Government Regulation No. 17 of 2020 concerning Organizing Healthy Markets so that Kersik Tuo Market waste management can improve and make the Kersik Tuo market become a healthy market. To realize this, the participation of traders in market waste management.