World Journal of Engineering Research and Technology

Nyoman Sri Widari* and Lilis Nurhayati

ABSTRACT

Only a small portion of pineapple fruit produced by farmers is processed modernly, and the rest is processed by home industries that process pineapple fruit into jam, lunkhead, chips, fruit juice, and fruit flour in the traditional way using simple equipment. In the management of pineapple fruit, most of them only use the fruit flesh, while the skin, cob, and crown of the fruit still contain nutritional value that has not been utilized optimally. The basic problem for small industries in waste management is the lack of knowledge from business actors and the lack of awareness of waste management. With the implementation of clean production management, the management of processed pineapple fruit waste is expected to increase the efficiency of the production process and support environmental balance. Pineapple processed waste management can be carried out with the 3R principle, namely reduce, reuse, and recycle, by business actors, local communities, and farmers because it does not require large capital but can provide tangible results that can be utilized directly, has high economic value, creates jobs, and maintains the balance of the environment. A waste management model like this can be used as a model for other fruit-processing businesses that produce organic waste.

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