| 4. In which ways is the initiative creative and innovative?
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Talking about the economic sides, the heap of the wastes in the Final Waste Processing Site was reduced significantly by the aplication of 3R System (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle). Thus, it was prolonging the life span of the site itself. In this way, the cost of providing the landfill was minimized. A fertilizer made from the organic waste was also providing the people with the cheaper fertilizer. It was helping to be one of the fund source of Bojonegoro. The use of waste Bank was also pressing the number of wastes in Final Waste Processing Site and it was also generated the micro.
From the social sides, Methane that was produced by the waste, was transferred to the houses around the Final Waste Processing Site. Its Scavengers empowerment in Banjarsari Final Waste Processing Site was an effort to increase the economy of the people around it as well as the main spirit of Bojonegoro's RPJMD, Social Happiness.
In environment aspect, Final Waste Processing Site was designed to reduce the bad odor of the waste residue. Pirolisys reactor (plastic waste processing) was turning the plastic waste into fuel oil, it was changing something with the least economic value with the higher one
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| 5. Who implemented the initiative and what is the size of the population affected by this initiative?
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This initiative was implemented by The Sanitation and Landscaping Department consisting of the Head of The Sanitation and Landscaping Department, the Head of Waste Management & Transportation Section and all the staffs both from the Civil servant and the non civil servant staff . The waste and disposal site was one of the issues concerned by this department. This department was serving the whole people of Bojonegoro waste. Those who got more benefits from the initiative were the people around Banjarsari landfil. The people around Banjarsari landfil were using Methane as the alternative gas for their domestic use about 45% of the around population. Around 65 people whose work were collecting the waste were also benefitted from this program. More people benefitted from the initiative were also the people around the landfill who were free from the pollution and odour of the waste. So, there were more than 100 people in Bojonegoro, 60 % of which are the people around Banjarsari landfill benefitted by the initiative. This number didn’t count the number of people outside Bojonegoro who were also benefitted from the initiative by using the waste processing site as their educative tourist destination and also replicating the same program in their place.
The application of this initiative had also worked together with some organizations such as Waste Bank “Patrol 21”. Waste Bank “Patrol 21” as a bank supervised by the government had become an important part in accomodating the sorted waste to be resold and to gain some profit. The organization consisted of some women and people around the landfill who had poor income. By “Patrol 21” waste bank they got better income.
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| 6. How was the strategy implemented and what resources were mobilized?
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The initiative of managing wastes into blessings was considered as an evolutionary initiative. The idea was mixing the government regulation with adapted technology got from the internet and added by the literature about sanitary.
This initiative was implemented in the only final waste processing site in Bojonegoro. With the limited place, The Sanitation and Landscaping Department hand in hand with the government of Bojonegoro Regency were doing this Initiative. There were so many problems appeared before the initiative. The smell of the waste site was creating unhealthy environment for the people. Thus, it was leading social conflicts for the people around. Not only social conflicts, many health problems were also appearing because of this waste site. The use of open dumping system before the initiative was also shortening the life span of the site. That’s why the initiative was taken into action.
The first planning was building the Control Landfill that helped to process the waste well. Starting from 2012, the initiative was taken into action. Then, in the same year, Kombo Fertilizer was started to produced and acknowledged to the public. In September the same year, methane produced from the waste was developed into fuel and used as the alternative fuel in the site. In 2013, Sanitary Landfill, an ecofriendly system was implemented in the site. In April 16th 2013, Waste Bank "Patrol 21" was started to established. It was cooperating with the institution around Bojonegoro to help process the waste. April 21st 2013, the pyrolysis Reactor ( the machine processing plastic waste into alternative fuel) was starting to be developed in the site. It was reducing the plastic waste and therefore prolong the lifespan of the site. September 2013, scavenging action, developing and accommodating the scavengers to be the member of waste bank was taken into action. This action was helping the scavengers to increase their income in Banjarsari Final waste processing site. In January 2014, the site was meant to be an educative tourism objects, then, the site was arranged as well as possible to be an educative tourism object as a learning tools for the society. In February 2014, the site was started to introduced as the educative tourism object through public service exhibition held by Government of Bojonegoro. The next month, the site was opened to public as an educative tourism object.
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| 7. Who were the stakeholders involved in the design of the initiative and in its implementation?
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His initiative was basically emerging from the Regent of Bojonegoro (kang Yoto) when he was doing the inauguration for the the structural officers of Bojonegoro on March 2011 in Banjarsari waste processing site. The Regent stated that A Great Nation is the one which can manage the waste into something precious. “ The idea was then translated by the head of Sanitary and Park Departmen and her team. Thus, the team was designing the best initiative to manage the waste. They were working together with the government of Bojonegoro Regency as the supporting funds of this initiative. The government of Bojonegoro Regency was also contributing in promoting the results and products of the initiative.
The main executors for this initiative were the civil servants and the staff of Sanitary & Park Department of Bojonegoro, it was lead by the Head of Sanitary and Park Department. The field executor was the civil servant who were in charge and they were also helped by the sanitary team in the waste processing site.
Thus, some plans that were designed in this Initiative were carried out by the team of Sanitation and Landscaping Department, the 68 local waste banks, and the people around the site to sort and processing the waste into some useful products.
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| 8. What were the most successful outputs and why was the initiative effective?
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So far, there are some significant improvements found after the initiative has been implemented.
- Before the innovation, the environment around the Final waste Processing Site was polluted by the smells of the waste. After the initiative, Sanitary Landfill System implemented in Banjarsari Final Waste processing Site, was helping to reduce the smell of the waste because sorting system was applied. The smell was eliminated by filtering the liquid waste. The waste which couldn’t be recycled was covered by the soil so it wouldn’t cause any smell.
- One of the problems faced was also related to fertilizer. After the innovation, the fertilizer was more affordable since the fertilizer was made from the waste. It made them cost cheaper. It was also contributing to the income of Bojonegoro Government
- Another problem was the heap waste was disturbing the environment and also the people around it. After the initiative, the empowerment of Waste Bank was able to press the heap of the waste, on the top of that, it was generating the micro economy with the recycle activity.
- The social problem faced in the Final Waste Processing Site was below the standard level. The scavengers were also working by themselves without any guidance. It was affecting their income. They only got small income from their works. With this initiative, those who worked to sorting and collecting the waste was more organized and their income increased significantly.
- At first the Final Waste Processing Site was merely a waste site. A place where people tended to avoid. But after the initiative, it became a place where people could learn and also relax. It became an educative tourism objects.
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| 9. What were the main obstacles encountered and how were they overcome?
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Although the initiative was planned as well as possible, there were still some obstacles in implementing this initiative. The first obstacle was coming from the infrastructure and the communication service. The infrastructure was incomplete to do the initiative. The process of completing the infrastructure needed to do the initiative, needed some time.
The second one was the lack of society interest to be involved in Waste matters because the lack of public awareness of the waste matters. People often thought that waste matters was not their business. Besides, there were very few people willing to take an action dealing with the waste problems.
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