Knowledge and Attitudes on Community Participation in the

Management of Waste Bank in Bekasi City

Putri Nurul Hikmah Salsabila, Ony Linda and Elia Nur A’yunin

Public Health Study Program Faculty Of Health Sciences, Muhammadiyah University Prof. DR. Hamka,

Jl. Limau II, South Jakarta, Indonesia

Keywords: Management of Waste Bank, Community Participation, Knowledge and Attitude.

Abstract: If not managed properly, waste will negatively impact public health and the environment. Waste management

in Indonesia is carried out by reducing and handling waste. This study aimed to explore the knowledge and

attitude of community participation in Waste Bank Management in Griya Persada Elok Housing, Bekasi City.

This was quantitative with a cross-sectional design. The research included 224 respondents who filled out

the online questionnaire. The results showed that participation was low (96.9%); 50.9% of respondents had

good knowledge; 50.9% of respondents had good attitudes, 84.4% of respondents had good education levels,

and 75,4% of community leaders participated in waste management. Increasing socialization and distribution

of the information about waste bank activities need it. Besides that, the participation of community leaders in

the waste bank as active customers need to be improved.

1 INTRODUCTION

The global environmental problem closest to human

life is the problem of waste, where waste problems

are often found in every Community. The issue of

waste is not only faced by developing countries, but

this waste problem has become a complex problem

faced by developed countries as well. Based on Law

Number 18 of 2008 concerning Waste Processing, it

is explained that waste is the result of daily activities

in solid form. In Indonesia, waste is a significant

problem that has a major impact on the environment.

In Indonesia, 240 cities still face waste management

problems (Kemenkes RI, 2013). Garbage problems

occur due to the number of humans, waste-producing

animals, high piles of garbage, and low public

awareness that is reluctant to dispose of waste in its

place (Lestari and Subhi 2018).

The waste problem is an important issue,

especially in urban areas. This happens because of the

amount of waste and the growth of the urban

population, which continues to increase yearly

(Wildawati 2020). All human activities cannot be

separated from what is called waste because the

impact of waste problems comes from humans, both

in the form of home activities and industrial activities.

As time goes on, the population will continue to grow,

and technology will become more sophisticated,

producing various waste in various types. The pattern

of waste management using the 'collect-transport-

dispose' system should begin to look for alternatives

to change it to more environmentally friendly

management. In principle, waste must be managed

directly at the place of origin because it is difficult to

obtain land that will be used as a landfill which will

have a more severe impact if the waste is not managed

properly (Suwerda, Sudibiyakto, and Kurniawan

2019).

In the waste management process, the important

things needed are residents' knowledge, attitudes, and

skills to manage the results of household waste and

the waste recycling process. Waste management

requires community participation in its

implementation. One form of community

participation in waste management activities in

Indonesia is the establishment of a Waste Bank

(Environmental Service, 2017). Minister of

Environment Regulation (PERMEN LH) No. 13 of

2012 states that community participation in the Waste

Bank program includes sorting, collecting, handing

over waste to the Waste Bank, and multiplying the

Waste Bank. The implementation of 3R activities is

still constrained due to low community participation

(Ministry of the Environment, 2012). Community

participation in waste management is still limited to

disposal (Haswindy and Yuliana, 2018)

Salsabila, P., Linda, O. and A’yunin, E.

Knowledge and Attitudes on Community Participation in the Management of Waste Bank in Bekasi City.

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Community participation in the Waste Bank

program is to separate waste before saving it. The

Community must already know that the waste must

be grouped first before depositing it in the waste

bank. The garbage to be collected is grouped into five

types of classification, namely B3 waste (hazardous

and toxic materials), biodegradable waste, recyclable

waste, and waste, which can be reused, as well as

other waste. People selected to become customers

must be able to sort the garbage they want to deposit

in the waste bank, such as newspapers, plastic bottles,

used cardboard boxes, standard flowers, used iron,

and so on. Then after the waste is sorted, it is taken to

the waste bank, which will later be weighed and

recorded in a savings book.

Responding to these problems, the Bekasi City

government created a Waste Bank program described

in the Bekasi City Regulation No. 09 of 2017

concerning Waste Management to overcome the

increase in waste. The Waste Bank Program is a place

to build public awareness of sorting, recycling, and

reusing waste. Because if the waste is processed

properly, it will have a good selling value and will

become a new culture in Bekasi City.

In implementing the waste bank, community

participation has an essential role in the development

and sustainability of the waste bank (Ummah, N.,

Mahyudin, R. P., & Firmansyah, 2018). Lokita's

research (2012) explains that the success of the waste

bank program is influenced by the high community

participation (75%).

Based on a preliminary study that was carried out

on January 20, 2022, it was found that there are still

few people who want to participate in Waste

Management in the Waste Bank Program, which is

influenced by a lack of knowledge about Waste

Banks and how to manage them.

2 METHOD

The research was quantitative with a cross-sectional

design. This research was conducted in 2022 to

explore the description of knowledge and attitudes on

community participation in the management of the

Wijaya Kusuma waste bank, Griya Persada Elok

housing estate, Bekasi City, Indonesia. The research

included 224 respondents who filled out the online

questionnaire.

3 RESULT

Table 1: Characteristics of Respondents.

Variable N (total = 224) %

Education level

Low 35 15.6

High 189 84.4

Status of Job

Working 71 31.7

Not workin

153 68.3

Table 2: Community Participation, Knowledge, Attitute,

and The Role Community Leader on Management Waste

Bank.

Variable N (total = 224) %

Community Participation

Low 217 96.9

h 7 3.1

Knowledge

Low 110 49.1

h 114 50.9

Attitude

Low 110 49.1

h 114 50.9

Roles of Communit

Leade

Low 169 75.4

h 55 24.6

This study sample had characteristics 84.4% have a

good education and 68.3% have a job (Table 1). The

result showed that the community participation in the

management of waste banks was low (96.9%). Of the

respondents' knowledge of management waste bank,

50.9% had a good understanding. Of respondents'

attitudes in waste bank management, 50.9% were

categorized as good. Besides that, the result also

showed the community leader had low participation

in the management waste bank (Table 2).

4 DISCUSSION

The Waste Bank program requires community

participation in its implementation. According to the

Regulation of the Minister of the Environment of the

Republic of Indonesia Number 13 of 2012 explains

that community participation in the Waste Bank

program includes activities of sorting waste,

collecting waste, submitting waste to the Waste Bank,

and multiplying the Waste Bank. The results of

research Based on these results, it can be seen that

there are more low forms of community participation

than high forms of community participation. So

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community participation in this study is not seen well

because the results obtained are too low. This is

because community leaders do not play an active role

in providing examples, and there is still a lack of

socialization about waste banks, so residents are not

motivated to take an active part. On the other hand,

residents will be motivated when community leaders

carry out socialization related to the waste bank

program consistently to residents and provide direct

examples to be engaged in waste bank activities. They

will participate directly in waste bank activities.

The waste management process in its

implementation requires essential things such as

knowledge, attitudes, and skills of residents to

manage the results of household waste and the

recycling process. Knowledge also affects

participation because a person desires to participate

when he has extensive knowledge and knows the

impact of waste management. The results of the

univariate analysis test showed that 114 respondents

(50.9%) had good understanding, and more than 110

respondents (49.1%) had less knowledge. In this

study, it can be seen that respondents with good

knowledge will not necessarily have good community

participation, this happens because it is not followed

by actual involvement and there is still a lack of

socialization from community leaders regarding the

waste bank program to residents.

Attitudes influence the waste management

process because attitudes can determine a person in

deciding to act. So that someone's perspective will

also show how someone participates. The results of

the univariate analysis test showed that 114

respondents with good attitudes (50.9%) more than

110 with bad attitudes (49.1%). In this study, it can

be seen that the perspective of the respondents who

are already good does not necessarily make the

respondents also have high participation, this happens

because there is no desire from the respondents to

support and realize building a clean and healthy

environment.

The level of education influences the form of a

person's participation in the waste management

process. This study's results categorize the

respondents' education levels into two, namely low

education and higher education. Based on the

univariate analysis test results, it was found that as

many as 189 respondents with higher education

(84.4%) were more than 35 respondents with low

education (15.6%). The highest education level of

respondents is high school graduates (50%), college

graduates (34.4%), junior high school graduates

(14.7%), and elementary school graduates (0.9%).

Based on the univariate analysis test results, it

was found that as many as 153 respondents worked

more (68.3%) than 71 respondents who did not work

(31.7). This result is in line with the results of

knowledge (50.9%) and education level (84.4%),

which also get more results because when someone

has a high level of education, it will affect the level of

knowledge and work that the student will obtain. That

person. In this study, it can be seen that respondents

who work are not necessarily actively participating in

waste bank activities. This can happen because the

respondent will find it difficult to leave the job he has

for other activities outside of his job.

Community leaders influence someone's

participation because they have an important role in

socializing and providing information related to

Waste Banks. Community leaders also have an

important role as facilitators and motivators who will

directly assist the Community in Waste Bank

activities. The results of the univariate analysis test

showed that the role of community leaders in waste

bank management was still low (75.4%) more than

that of high community leaders (24.6%) in waste bank

management activities. In this study, it can be seen

that the role of community leaders is a supporting role

in waste management activities in waste banks. When

community leaders do not play an active role in

showing and inviting the Community to participate,

the results of community participation will also be

low because there is no encouragement from

community leaders to motivate the Community.

5 CONCLUSIONS

The result of this study indicated that it is necessary

to improve community behavior by making people

aware of the importance of handling waste starting

from the household itself and informing related

impacts that will be caused to families and the

environment. Residents who are already active

customers are expected to be able to invite and

provide support to other residents so that they want to

participate in waste management activities. A good

way of managing waste is to improve the knowledge

of residents who still have the idea that it is better for

garbage to be piled up and burned. and It is expected

to increase socialization regarding waste banks to

motivate the Community to attract people to

participate in waste management activities. Then it is

also expected that all community leaders can involve

themselves in participating in waste bank activities as

active customers. This aims to set an example to the

Community.

Knowledge and Attitudes on Community Participation in the Management of Waste Bank in Bekasi City

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