East Oku Regency is an area that has great potential in the primary sector of
agriculture and plantations which has an increasing number of agricultural
production. The increase in the amount of agricultural rice production has
resulted in an increase in the waste of the rice milling industry. In minimizing
waste, farmers often take alternative steps, namely by burning. The burning of
waste due to the industry has the potential to have a negative impact in the form
of air pollution. The formulation of the problem in this study is how to control air
pollution due to rice milling business activities in East Buay Madang District,
East Oku Regency and what obstacles are faced in controlling air pollution. The
author uses empirical legal research methods. Based on the results of the
research that has been done, the authors can conclude that business
actors/farmers and the Environmental Service of East Oku Regency in controlling
air pollution due to rice milling business activities are still not optimal. The
increase in the amount of rice production results in an increase in the amount of
waste produced, so that alternatives in waste management for business
actors/farmers are still less effective to apply if the amount of waste increases.
Therefore, business actors/farmers still often use methods that are not
environmentally friendly. The Environmental Service of East Oku Regency in
controlling air pollution has not been optimal enough because not all locations of
rice milling business activities can be monitored directly. The role of the
Environmental Service of East Oku Regency in controlling environmental
pollution resulting from rice milling business activities refers to the applicable
legal basis, namely Law Number 32 of 2009 concerning Environmental
Protection and Management. Constraints in controlling air pollution for business
actors are the lack of alternatives in waste management, lack of health education
for business actors/farmers and the public, lack of supervision from the
Environmental Service of East Oku Regency. Obstacles for the Environment
Agency are the lack of budget for supervision and the absence of reports from the
public.