Electronic Theses and Dissertation

Sampah plastik, terutama kemasan, menjadi masalah lingkungan yang kompleks akibat kurangnya keterlibatan stakeholder dalam pengelolaannya. Pengelolaan sampah plastik saat ini belum komprehensif, dan peran produsen dalam mengelola sampah kemasan masih minim. Pemerintah melalui skema Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) berupaya meningkatkan tanggung jawab produsen terhadap sampah kemasan dan mendorong sirkularitas ekonomi. PT Pupuk Iskandar Muda (PT PIM), produsen pupuk yang menggunakan karung plastik, menghadapi tantangan dalam penerapan EPR yang belum optimal. Penelitian ini menganalisis siklus hidup karung pupuk, timbulan sampah karung, potensi pengurangan, pemanfaatan, dan daur ulang serta perancangan konsep pengelolaan sampah karung pupuk dengan pendekatan kuantitatif, kualitatif dan metode analisis deskriptif. Hasilnya menunjukkan siklus hidup karung pupuk PT PIM terdiri dari dua tahapan: produksi-distribusi dan pengelolaan sampah. Pada tahun 2023, total sampah karung yang dihasilkan mencapai 29,22 ton, dengan potensi pengurangan sebesar 18,8%. Sedangkan Pada tahun 2024, total sampah karung yang dihasilkan mencapai 23,72 ton, dengan potensi pengurangan sebesar 8,6%. Material karung yang digunakan, yaitu Polypropylene (PP) dan Low Linear Density Polyethylene (LLDPE), bernilai ekonomis dan dapat didaur ulang, mendukung penerapan EPR. Rekomendasi termasuk peningkatan metode pengumpulan sampah, perbaikan infrastruktur, serta memperbanyak kerjasama dengan kios dan pengepul untuk mendukung pengelolaan sampah yang lebih efisien dan berkelanjutan sesuai prinsip ekonomi sirkular

Plastic waste is a problem that is difficult to solve due to the lack of involvement of all stakeholders involved in the plastic waste cycle. Plastic waste that is not managed properly can become a serious problem for human health and the environment. The current management of plastic packaging waste has not been carried out comprehensively and integrated from upstream to downstream. The lack of participation of producers in managing packaging waste is one of the factors in the increase in plastic waste generation nationally. The government through various programs and regulations is trying to increase the responsibility of producers in managing their product packaging waste by increasing the application of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme, the application of EPR is expected to maximize the responsibility of producers in managing product packaging waste and generate economic circularity from the entire life cycle and extend the use of materials as long as possible. PT Pupuk Iskandar Muda is a fertilizer producer that distributes products using product packaging in the form of plastic fertilizer sacks, the application of EPR in managing fertilizer sack waste at PT PIM is still not optimal. So, a study is needed that aims to analyze the waste generation of fertilizer sacks and the potential reduction, utilization and recycling that can be done and managed from the entire life cycle of fertilizer sacks. The research stages consisted of: (1) primary and secondary data collection for quantitative & qualitative methods, (2) analyzing life cycle, waste generation, & management potential with descriptive analysis methods