Abdul Kodir, Ardyanto Tanjung, Metha Rosyendra, Mochamad Saputra
The increase in the number of positive Covid-19 patients in Indonesia shows that the Indonesian government has not been fully prepared to face this outbreak. Recently, most of patients have been treated in several hospitals and emergency hospitals designated for Covid-19 patients. As a consequence, there has been an increase in Covid-19 medical waste. This study aims to explain how the management of Covid-19 medical waste is carried out by several stakeholders who are responsible for managing this hazardous waste. This study used qualitative research methods. The process of collecting primary data is carried out by interviewing stakeholders such as the Director of the Hospital, the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Health, environmental NGOs, and private parties managing hazardous and toxic waste (B3). Meanwhile, secondary data sources are processed from legislation, literature, and data related to Covid-19 waste management, such as the capacity for treating B3 waste, Increasing Medical Waste, Managing Hazardous Waste Elimination, etc. The results of this study indicate that the government has planned the development of medical waste treatment. However, it is hampered because the policy will only be implemented in 2020 - 2024. Meanwhile, from the private sector, the main problem faced is that not all private waste management companies still do not have an incinerator permit. Moreover, in the perspective of hospital managers, apart from having limited incinerators, some of the challenges faced in managing covid-19 waste are low supervision in waste management so that many parties recycle the waste. © 2021 Czech Environment Management Center. All rights reserved.
Center for Disaster, Mitigation, and Environmental Studies, Universitas Negeri Malang, Jalan Semarang No. 5, Malang, Indonesia; Department of Sociology, Universitas Negeri Malang, Jalan Semarang No. 5, Malang, Indonesia; Department of Geography, Universitas Negeri Malang, Jalan Semarang No. 5, Malang, Indonesia
