The Trashcan Design Using Quality Function Deployment (QFD) Method For The Campus Garbage Separation

Abstract

Waste management is currently a popular topic in the campus environment. Waste management in the campus environment is carried out in several methods one of them is the method of 3R (Reuse, Recycle, and Reduce). The purpose of waste management in the campus environment is to create a green campus program. One of the acts of the waste management program in the campus environment is by separating waste. The problems of creating a green campus program are related to unavailability of proper trashcan for garbage separation on campus. This waste separation requires an attractive trashcan so that the waste management program in the campus environment can be made possible. The objective of this research to design of attractive trash cans using the Quality Function Deployment (QFD) method. The data needs and Voice of Customers (attributes) that had been obtained were used to create a questionnaire which was the process of quantifying the needs. A total of 394 questionnaires had been distributed. The data were in the form of opinions of respondents about the level of consumer interest in Ahmad Dahlan University campus III. Based on this method, the result from this research is designing a trashcan which has an interesting shape, has a lid that is easy to open, holds a wide range of sizes according to the type of waste, has large-sized sac for plastic, has strong material, has a clear instruction for which kind of rubbish, and has an attractive color. Keywords—waste management, Quality Function Deployment, product design, trashcan