Research Urgency
Waste can degrade the quality of tourist attractions. The waste problem not only pollutes coastal environments
but also damages marine ecosystems. Waste can damage coral reefs and, in turn, worsen the impacts of climate
change. Seeing the urgency of the waste problem in coastal areas, a sustainable waste management model is
needed to reduce environmental damage to beach tourism.
LITERATURE REVIEW
Coastal Area Management
According to Law number 27 of 2007 concerning the management of coastal areas and small islands, the scope
of regulation of coastal areas and small islands includes transitional areas between land and sea ecosystems
affected by changes in land and sea, towards land covering sub-district administrative areas and towards the sea
as far as 12 (twelve) nautical miles measured from the coastline at the time of the highest tide towards the open
sea and/or towards the waters of the archipelago. The regulation of space utilization in the terrestrial area of
coastal areas is set out in the applicable Regional Spatial Plan (RTRW) and/or the Detailed Spatial Plan (RDTR).
With the birth of the law, it is clearer to recognize the marine and fisheries sector, as well as the management of
coastal areas and small islands, as part of the national development agenda [7].
Coastal areas and their natural resources are important to Indonesia's economic development. According to [8]
The value and importance of the coast and sea for the Indonesian nation can be seen from at least two aspects,
first, socio-economically the coastal and marine areas have an important significance because around 120 million
(50%) of Indonesia's population lives in coastal areas (with an average growth of 2% per year), most of the cities
(provincial and district cities) are located in coastal areas. Second, biophysically, Indonesia's coastal and marine
areas are important because it has the longest coastline in the world after Canada (about 81,000 km), and about
75% of its territory is water [9]. Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic country, with about 17,508 islands
and high biodiversity.
Buleleng regency must fully realize the potential of coastal areas for the tourism sector and other industries.
Marine tourism in the coastal area of Buleleng Regency needs to be improved and developed again, not only with
existing tourist attractions but also by developing other alternative tourism activities that are in accordance with
the conditions and potential of existing natural resources and synergizing with tourism activities that already
exist, such as the development of marine tourism mines [10].
The distribution of the level of ecotourism potential in the coastal area of Buleleng Regency, where the eastern
area of Buleleng Regency (Air Sanih) still needs to be increased, while the central coastal area (Lovina) and
western part (Pemuteran) of Buleleng Regency have high potential for ecotourism development [11]. In the
development of Coastal Tourism, Villages must involve community participation to meet tourists' needs and
improve community welfare, and be supported by the government and relevant stakeholders.
Waste Management Model for Beach Tourism Areas
Coastal areas are prone to high levels of pollution because most human activities occur there [12]. According to
a report by the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), as many as 400,000 tons of plastic waste enter Indonesia's
coastal and marine environments every year [13]. Globally, the amount of plastic waste entering the sea reaches
8 million tons per year [14]. Sources of waste in coastal tourist areas are generally divided into two categories:
tourism-related waste and marine garbage.
In this study, waste from tourism activities includes hotels, restaurants, and beach stalls [15]. The factors that
cause garbage piles in 3 coastal tourist locations are household waste dumped into the river flow, which is carried
away by sea currents; inadequate garbage cans; and inaccurate use of waste management methods [16].
The government regulates waste management through Law Number 18/2008, which states that it is not only the
government's obligation. Community and business actors, as waste producers, are also responsible for creating a