Makassar's waste has the potential to reach 541.93 tons a day, sorting from home is the focus

However, changing people's behavior is one part of the waste management system. In her presentation, Melinda also placed strengthening facilities as a necessity so that sorting can be followed by appropriate processing.

Improvement of the Tamangapa landfill

On the downstream side, Melinda said that the arrangement of the Tamangapa TPA in the last six months has begun to show changes. According to him, the landfill area is tidier and the strong odor has begun to decrease.

He also said that most of the waste landfill areas had been covered using a layer of landfill and plastic membranes.

The statement from the Makassar City Government does not include the results of environmental impact measurements or data on the reduction in the volume of waste entering the landfill. Thus, the changes in conditions conveyed are still Melinda's explanation regarding the results of the arrangement.

Improving landfills needs to go hand in hand with reducing waste from the source. In the treatment direction presented, households, processing facilities and landfills become interconnected parts to reduce the city's waste burden.

The seminar with the theme "From Ego to Eco: Caring for the Earth, Safeguarding Life" was part of a series of Regional Conferences of the Indonesian Buddhist Association (Permabudhi) South Sulawesi.