Hazardous and toxic waste or what is often called medical waste is waste generated from medical services. The resulting medical waste can endanger public health and have a negative impact on the quality of the environment around hospitals or clinics which can disrupt and cause health problems for people who live in the surrounding environment. One of the places that produce medical waste is the midwife's independent practice. As one independent practice medical waste generators, midwives have an obligation to manage medical waste. This research is a sociological juridical research with analytical descriptive specifications. The data used in this study are primary data which is mainly obtained from interviews and secondary data obtained from literature studies. The data analysis method used is a qualitative method. From the results of the study, it can be seen that in general the independent practice of midwives in Lahat District has managed medical waste by storing and submitting medical waste to medical waste processors. However, from the results of the research, it was found that the management carried out by midwives' independent practice was not in accordance with the Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry Number 56 of 2015 concerning Procedures and Technical Requirements for the Management of Hazardous and Toxic Waste. The absence of medical waste storage and cold storage is one of the obstacles to medical waste management in midwives' independent practice in the Lahat District. The need for regular guidance and supervision on the management of medical waste for health workers to smooth the management of medical waste in Lahat Regency.

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