Training on Instilling Waste Sorting Behavior to Optimize Waste Processing in Desa Bogares Kidul Tegal

Abstract

Bogares Kidul is an industrial center village with a substantial residential populations, that generates a significant volume of waste. However, the waste bank in Bogares Kidul remains underutilized, as trash continues throw away without any sorting process. Sorting waste behavior is a behavior that involves the categorization and separation of waste by type that presents a potential solution to the waste processing challenges in Bogares Kidul. Consequently, a waste sorting training program held involving 26 participants who are PKK cadre members with an average age of 42.5 years. The research encompasses a series of critical steps, including needs analysis, the formulation of approaches and objectives, training program design, and subsequent implementation and evaluation. Evaluation procedures involve assessing participants' knowledge, attitudes, and abilities through questionnaires and their practical skills through hands-on exercises. Furthermore, PKK cadre members as role models play a pivotal role in enhancing motivation among local families and residents, fostering the practice of waste sorting, and ultimately optimizing waste processing efforts in the community.

 

Keyword: Waste Processing, Waste Sorting Behavior, Bogares Kidul Village