Online Real Time (ORT) Waste Management Through “Si Detektif Sampah” Application in Implementing Smart City in Palangka Raya City

Waste management is the main concern in handling environmental problems in urban areas. This management includes transportation and processing of domestically generated waste. Palangka Raya City as the capital of Central Kalimantan Province is increasingly finding it difficult to manage waste with the safety of misuse of trucks which causes an increase in landfill that cannot be transported and processed properly. Palangka Raya City Government through the Office of Public Housing and Settlement Area then developed “Si Detektif Sampah” (an Information, Detection, and Education System) application that displays route visualization for the most effective route transport transportation and route planning that uses online real-time fleet control. This application is GPS based which could be accessed anytime and anywhere and thus monitors waste transportation to be carried out sustainably. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative through in-depth interviews. The results of the study show that this application could cut the misuse of trucks to reduce landfill waste while implementing technology-based smart city in Palangka Raya City. © 2021, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.