TRADITIONAL MARKET WASTE MANAGEMENT BASED ON MERCHANT PARTICIPATION IN PADANG CITY

Abstract

One of the biggest contributors to waste is traditional markets. Traditional markets are one of the economic containers for most urban communities. The problem of waste management in the City today is the result of various rapid changes, in terms of the order of social, economic, political, and cultural life. Waste problems arise because of the imbalance between waste production and management and the decreasing carrying capacity of nature as a waste disposal site. The purpose of this article is to discuss traditional market waste management based on the participation of traders in the city of Padang. The research method used is a mixed method. Mixed Method Research. The research population is all traders in 3 (three) traditional markets in Padang City, totaling 3098 respondents. The research sample in the study amounted to 100 respondents. The results showed that the level of knowledge of traders about market management in Padang City was low (50.5%). Meanwhile, the attitude of traders about market waste management in Padang City is negative (66.0%). Most of the facilities available for managing individual waste produced by traders are inadequate (73.2%). Most of the traders' participation in market waste management in Padang City is with low participation (62.9%). There is a significant relationship between knowledge and the participation of traders in market waste management in Padang City with a p-value of 0.0001 (p < 0.05). This means that the higher the knowledge of traders, the higher the participation of traders in waste management. There is a significant relationship between the attitude of traders and the participation of traders in market waste management in Padang City with a p-value of 0.0001 (p < 0.05). This means that the more positive the attitude of traders about waste management, the higher the participation of traders in waste management. There is a significant relationship between the availability of facilities and the participation of traders in market waste management in Padang City with a p-value of 0.0001 (p < 0.05). This shows that the more adequate the available storage facilities, the participation of traders in managing waste will increase.