Waste Crisis in Tapak Jedah: Revealing the Ecological Condition of Bengkulu City's Environment and Illustrating Sustainable Solutions

Abstract

Waste is an invaluable or worthless object found in the environment around us. Garbage or waste arises as a result of the activities we do. Waste problems can cause environmental pollution. Environmental pollution has an impact on health, aesthetics, economic losses, and the disruption of natural ecosystems. This paper will describe the problem of waste accumulation around residential
areas in the Tapak Jedah area of Bengkulu City. The waste problem is never-ending. The increase in population, accompanied by the high flow of urbanization to urban areas, causes a high volume of waste every day. The method used in this research article is a qualitative method, which describes
the state of household waste disposal sites and their impact on the environment. From this research, it is concluded that there is still a lack of public awareness of the importance of protecting the environment from garbage and waste, which results in damage to the surrounding natural
ecosystem. The role of the government and the community is very important in maintaining the surrounding natural ecosystem, especially in the Bengkulu city area. Some of the efforts that can and have been made by the government include the enactment of regional regulations and appeals for the prohibition of dumping garbage in the area and the provision of facilities that are already quite adequate, such as the existence of several bins placed in each kelurahan. However, for sustainability, it seems that the local government could also provide garbage trucks for the efficiency of environmental cleanliness activities.