Penilaian Ekonomi Kertas Bekas di Kota Medan

Abstract

ORI YANI YUNILDA: Economic Value of Used Paper In the city of Medan. Guided by Yunus Afifuddin and Ridwanti Batubara. Problems were caused by used paper in each area are common problems, especially in urban area, for example Medan city. Types rubbish were generated from household level to the level of industries different, namely organic and inorganic. Example of organic rubbish is a used paper. One of the countermeasures for used paper are not to accumulate by collecting and selling used paper for recycling. The purpose of this study was to determine the type, the economic value, the flow of marketing and the benefits of used paper were collected and sold by people in the city of Medan. Based interviews with respondents, the type of used paper were collected and sold the people in the city of Medan were cardboard, HVS paper, newsprint, exercise book paper and duplex paper. The greatest economic value is major collector that Rp. 1.034.312.500,- of year per respondent. The lowest economic value is collector that Rp. 10.538.300,- of year per respondents. The flow is marketing of used paper are collectors, minor collectors, major collectors and end at the used paper mill. Collected and sold of used paper while were contributing to the collectors that 31,05 % to total income respondents of month; the minor collectors that 36,26 % to total income respondents of month and the major collectors that 45,40 % to total income respondents of month.