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Implementation of Trash Play House (Rumah Pintar belajar Sampah) in Wringinputih Tourism Village Borobudur Temple Area:Toward Sustainable Waste Management
Project leader: Mrs. Yun Arifatul Fatimah
Level of education and university: PhD, Curtin University of Technology
Collaborating Organisations: Satubumi Organization, Wringinputih Village Government, Wringinputih Community Self-Help Group (KSM) Organization, The Wringinputih Pokdarwis (Group of Tourism Awareness Group)
Project Location: Jawa Tengah
Activity Type: Community development activities
Sector: Trade, Economics, Rural Growth, Agriculture, Small and medium enterprise development, Climate Change
Project Rationale:
As an international tourist destination, the Borobudur area has a bad record. In 2011, UNESCO threatened to revoke its status as a world cultural heritage site. In particular, the waste problem in the tourist area around Borobudur temple and in the Magelang Regency area in general, is still cause for concern. Garbage in the tourist destination environment of Borobudur has an impact on making tourists uncomfortable. Every day, the volume of waste in Magelang Regency reaches 607 tonnes and could pile up as high as the Mendut Temple at 13.3m. Every year, the volume of waste in Magelang Regency could pile up as high as the Borobudur Temple at 35m. With the same assumption for Magelang Regency waste, plus tourist numbers that have jumped 5 times, the total waste generated in the entire Magelang Regency could reach a height of 384m or 10 times higher than Borobudur temple, covering an area of ± Borobudur district, 54.55 km². It is estimated by the World Bank that by 2025, the amount of waste from tourist destinations will increase to 2.2 billion tonnes. The huge potential of Borobudur with an average 5 million tourist visits per year results in economic disparity and welfare problems experienced by the people around the site. Based on data from the Central Java Provincial government, in 2019 there were three villages in Borobudur District that were still included in the poverty red zone category, namely Giri Tengah village, Ngadiharjo village and Wringinputih village. Wringinputih Village is about 2.3 km from Borobudur Temple with the background of Menoreh Hills and is supported by its unspoiled natural conditions and has beautiful natural scenery. Wringinputih Village became one of the tourism village development models with the establishment of the Village Economic Center (Balkondes). The average waste composition in Magelang Regency based on solid waste data from Magelang Regency consists of 53.6% organic waste and 46.4% inorganic waste, the composition is generated from resident waste with an average volume of 0.67kg of waste per person per day. Currently, 40 Waste Bank Units have been built in Borobudur and 11 TPS3R units. According to data from Walhi in 2017, TPS3R which was established by the government, only 35 percent are still operating, this is due to the high operational costs of TPS3R which are not fulfilled by the income it generates.
Project Beneficiaries:
1,976 beneficiary families with 6,203 family members who produce an average of 0.67 kg of waste per person per day. Providing training to 20 village waste management workers, training 20 people from representatives of village community empowerment organisations, 10 representatives of tourism communities, 50 representatives of farmer communities, educating representatives of 950 housewives on sorting waste from its source, providing education to 14 tourists per day or 4000 visitors per year.
Priority Development Area:
Human development for a productive and healthy society
Link with Australian organisation:
Curtin University
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