Giwangan Traditional market potentially causes environmental problems due to the waste
resulting from buying and selling activities in the market. The legal issues raised are, firstly, how
the traditional market waste is managed in Yogyakarta City based on municipal regulation of
Yogyakarta number 10 of 2012 concerning waste management and, secondly, whether there are
obstacles in the traditional market waste management in Yogyakarta City. The data in the
empirical legal research were collected through interview with informants and literature study.
The management of Giwangan traditional market waste by the government of Yogyakarta City as
environmental pollution control effort has not properly been conducted due to some obstacles, that
are, lack of public’s environmental awarenessrelated to waste management, lack of budget, and
technology to manage the traditional market waste, and lack of waste disposal sites with facility of
sorting waste in Giwangan Traditional Market. The recommendations are: the government is
necessary to provide counseling and guidance for the public consistently, the government need to
allocate the cost for traditional market waste management, and it is necessary to providewaste
separation facility andtemporary waste disposal sites.