Engaging Stakeholders through Proper Waste Management System to Achieve a Sustainable Campus: A Case Study at UMY, Indonesia

¹ Communication Department, 55183 Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia
² English Language Education Department, 55183 Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia
³ Extension and Development Communication, 55223 Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia

Abstract

A large waste management system becomes inevitable for a campus due to its population and various activities. Therefore, developing and implementing a waste minimization plan to encourage sustainable campus practices is challenging. Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (UMY), with its nickname as a green campus, certainly has more attention to a sustainable ecological balance, as proved by UMY’s inclusion in the UI Green Metric World University Ranking, focusing on energy use, water use, waste treatment, transportation, and infrastructure. In 2020, UMY won 137^th place after competing with 912 universities in 85 countries. This paper would like to analyze the stakeholder’s engagement in waste management systems to achieve a sustainable campus, choosing UMY as a single case study. This study utilized a qualitative research method with a case study design. Data were gathered through an in-depth-interview and documentation. The findings of this study identify strategies implemented by the stakeholders in managing waste in the university environments, including waste separation, waste collection and disposal, waste transportation, and waste processing and recycling. In addition, the findings reinforce the role of the stakeholders as the key, primary, and secondary stakeholders in waste management towards achieving a sustainable green campus.