ABSTRACT

Waste management by the Department of Environment and Land Affairs as an effort
to control environmental pollution in Labuan Bajo, West Manggarai Regency. What
are the obstacles and solutions for waste management at the Batu Cermin market
by the Department of Environment and Land as an effort to control environmental
pollution in Labuan Bajo, West Manggarai Regency. The type of research used by
the author is empirical research, namely research conducted by focusing on social
facts or people's behavior in the field. Data analysis used is descriptive analysis.
The processing of waste from the Batu Cermin Market carried out by the
Environment and Land Agency is in accordance with applicable regulations, but
cannot be carried out optimally because the waste segregation activities carried
out have not been maximized, waste recycling has not been carried out at the TPA
and waste processing has not been carried out using the 3R principles of Reduce,
Reuse and Recycle. The obstacles experienced were the low public awareness of the
benefits of waste sorting and the lack of cleaners in the market to sort waste.
Helping the community, especially the people in Batu Cermin Market in terms of
waste management by providing adequate cleaning facilities and infrastructure.