Covid-19 medical waste is leftover material from activities that is not reused and
has the potential to be contaminated with infectious substances or contact with
patients and/or officers in health care facilities that handle Covid-19 patients from
service activities in the Emergency Unit, isolation room, ICU rooms, treatment
rooms, and other service rooms. Medical waste that is not properly managed and
disposed of directly into the environment will have a negative impact on the
environment. This study aims to analyze how the implementation of the Regional
Regulation of the Special Region of Yogyakarta Number 2 of 2022 concerning
Covid-19 Countermeasures through the management of Covid-19 self-isolation
medical waste and also find out what are the obstacles and solutions to the
implementation of these regulations. The research method used is empirical
research that focuses on social facts. The results of this study indicate that the
implementation of these regional regulations has been going well, but not
maximally. Because there were still found several people of Yogyakarta City who
do not manage self-isolation medical waste in accordance with the applicable
regulations. The main problems faced are the lack of coordination from anatar
parties and the lack of Human Resources in the monitoring and management of
medical waste patients with independent isolation, while the obstacles faced by the
public are minimnua education regarding the management of medical waste. The
solution by increasing coordination between the parties and increasing the Human
Resources to monitor the management of independent isolation patients and it is
hoped that the government provides more education to the public regarding the
management of medical waste.