Handling of liquid hazardous and toxic waste (B3) at Cijerah Health Center UPT Bandung

Abstract

Hazardous and Toxic Waste (B3) as hazardous waste produced by Public Health Centers (Puskesmas) is still a major problem in the health sector because in general there are still many health centers that manage liquid B3 waste manually, namely directly disposed of into septic tanks as is done at the Cijerah Health Center UPT, even though the management of liquid B3 waste has been clearly regulated in Government Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia Number 101 of 2014 (PP 101/2014) concerning the Management of Hazardous and Toxic Waste and Regulation of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia (Permenkes RI) Number 43 of 2019 (Permenkes RI 43/2019) concerning Public Health Centers (Puskesmas). This article will examine the Implementation of Liquid B3 Waste Management at the Cijerah Health Center UPT. The research method used is normative juridical. The data obtained were analyzed using qualitative descriptive methods. The implementation results show that the management of liquid B3 waste as mandated in PP 101/2014 concerning the Management of Hazardous and Toxic Waste has not been carried out optimally at the Cijerah Health Center UPT, because there are no specific regulations that outline the provisions of the Government Regulation at the regional level, especially regarding the implementation procedures and the still very weak control aspect by the Bandung City Government in the management and supervision of liquid B3 waste management at the health center.