The increasing problem of waste in Piyungan Landfill (TPST) is caused by
the lack of maximum waste management in Piyungan Landfill (TPST). To be able
to overcome the problem of waste requires many parties such as the role of the
Mardiko Scavenger Community. With regard to these problems, the author
discusses how the role of scavenger communities in waste management in Piyungan
Landfill (TPST) as an effort to control pollution in Bantul Regency and whether
there are obstacles related to the role of scavenger communities in waste
management. management at Piyungan Landfill (TPST) as an effort to control
pollution in Bantul Regency.
This research is an empirical legal research in which it is based on social
facts. The data taken in this study is primary data supplemented with secondary
data. The data collection methods used are interviews and literature studies. The
data analysis method used is qualitative data analysis. From the results of research
that has been done, the authors can conclude that the role of the Mardiko Scavenger
Community in waste management in Piyungan Landfill (TPST) is still limited to
sorting waste independently, has not managed waste as a whole because there are
obstacles related to the role of the Mardiko Scavenger Community in waste
management in Piyungan Landfill (TPST).