A Brief on Potential of Ternate Coconut Shell Waste as Asphalt Aggregate Mix Filler

Abstract

North Maluku's status as one of the largest coconut producers in Indonesia shows that coconut deposits in the North Maluku region are relatively abundant. This makes many people who work as coconut traders. Most traders peddle coconut in urban areas. Environmental problems arise from this condition, namely the accumulation of coconut waste in urban areas. The Environment Agency has tried to control this condition with various methods, but it is still not effective. This study was conducted as an effort to utilize coconut waste in Ternate City as a useful material for Ternate City. The method used in this study is an experiment by comparing the characteristics of the asphalt aggregate mixture without filler and using filler. The results obtained from the Marshall test indicate that the use of filler derived from coconut waste can increase the stability value of the asphalt aggregate mixture. This indicates that there is potential behind the accumulation of waste that occurs in the urban area of ​​Ternate. Thus, coconut waste can be used to support development in Ternate City.