Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Education, Science, and Technology (ICEST 2017)

Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Composition, and Management: Manado City

Authors
Teddy Takaendengan, Tri Padmi, Emenda Sembiring, Enri Damanhuri
Corresponding Author
Teddy Takaendengan
Available Online September 2017.
DOI
10.2991/icest-17.2017.73How to use a DOI?
Keywords
municipal solid waste, waste generation, composition, transportation system
Abstract

This study is intended to identify the conditions of municipal solid waste generation, composition and management and waste transportation system in Manado City, the capital of North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Data collected throughout this study was the amount and characteristics of residential wastes, the types and the amounts of waste collecting sites, waste collector and transporter systems, and the amount of waste entering Sumompo Landfill. The determination of waste amounts and compositions used [1]. Data on demography and other supporting data have been collected from Manado City governmental offices. Data of locations and a number of waste collectors and transporters was also validated from field observations. With around of 414,116 inhabitants, the amount of wastes generated was 0.78 kg/capita/day or equivalent to 2.49 litres/capita/day. The average daily waste generation was 227.22 tonnes/day. Furthermore, the composition of waste from residential areas was dominated by organics (57%), followed by plastic (20%) and papers (16%). The number of temporary containers spread across the city of Manado was around 575 units, where most of them in the form of the non-static bin. In addition, the overall volume of the existing bins was 376.7 m3. The vehicle of waste collecting and transporting used was 53 units, consisting of several types of vehicles, with 240 m3 of total volume. The system of waste collecting and the routes of waste transportation in residential areas were managed by sub-district according to local sanitation offices directions.

Copyright
© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

Download article (PDF)

Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Education, Science, and Technology (ICEST 2017)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
September 2017
ISBN
978-94-6252-403-3
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/icest-17.2017.73How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

Cite this article

TY  - CONF
AU  - Teddy Takaendengan
AU  - Tri Padmi
AU  - Emenda Sembiring
AU  - Enri Damanhuri
PY  - 2017/09
DA  - 2017/09
TI  - Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Composition, and Management: Manado City
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Education, Science, and Technology (ICEST 2017)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 223
EP  - 226
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/icest-17.2017.73
DO  - 10.2991/icest-17.2017.73
ID  - Takaendengan2017/09
ER  -