Introduction: This study aims to examine alternative management of paddy fields through the giving of municipal waste compost organic fertilizer in Aras Kabu Village, Beringin Subdistrict, Deli Serdang District.

Materials and Methods: This research was conducted in Aras Kabu Village, Beringin Subdistrict, Deli Serdang District with an altitude of 11 meters above sea level. Soil analysis was carried out at the Laboratory of Soil Physics, Conservation of Soil and Water, and Technology Research in the Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Sumatera Utara. This research was conducted in March until July 2017. This research used the non-factorial randomized block design with doses of organic matter (B) municipal waste compost, such as B0= Control, B1= 1.5%(28.70 ton. ha-1), B2= 3.0%(37.40 ton. ha-1), B3= 4.5%(96.10 ton. ha-1), B4= 6.0%(104.80 ton. ha-1)

Results: The provision of municipal waste compost organic fertilizer at the doses of 96.10 until 104.80 ton. ha-1 can improve the soil characteristic in Aras Kabu Village, Beringin Subdistrict so that the soil organic matter content reaches 3%.