DOMESTIC TOURISTS AND PLASTIC WASTE POLLUTION IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT:  A CASE STUDY OF  CIBEO CUSTOMARY HAMLET

Henry Loupias; Kamilah Sa’diah; Dila Novita

Henry Loupias Faculty of Arts and Literature, Universitas Pasundan, Bandung
Kamilah Sa’diah Department of Accounting, Bina Niaga University, Bogor
Dila Novita Public Administration Program/Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Islamic University 45, Bekasi

Keywords: Customary; community;plastic waste; pollution,sustainable tourism.

Abstract

Sustainable tourism has become a popular theme, namely the concept of a tourism industry that is mutually beneficial for all stakeholders, especially for nature preservation and empowerment of local communities. One of these tourist destinations is the Cibeo customary hamlet, Kanekes Village, Lebak Regency. This hamlet is the residence of the Baduy Dalam community. The location can only be reached on foot for about 3-4 hours from the non-Baduy village of Ciboleger.This study aims to examine the impact of the tourism industry on the preservation of the natural environment and its benefits for the Baduy Dalam community as the main stakeholder.The Baduy Dalam community has various prohibitions in their daily life, among others, the prohibition of using eating and drinking glass utensils or similar materials, toothbrushes, toothpaste, bath soap, and shampoo. The use of factory-made products should not be used because it violates customs. The findings were a lot of garbage such as cigarette filters, plastic bags, mineral plastic bottles, drinking cans, sachet drink wrappers, and food packaging that were thrown away by irresponsible tourists along roads or rivers.Most of the waste is made from non-biodegradable plastics that remain in the soil for decades. Plastic waste pollution has a negative impact on sustainabile tourism development in the Cibeo customary hamlet. Therefore, stakeholders, especially the government need to find the right solution or model in implementing sustainable tourism development in the Cibeo customary hamlet.