Indonesian Journal of Community Services Cel
Vol. 1 No. 1 (2022): Indonesian Journal of Community Services Cel

Ecobrick: A Solution for plastic Waste to Establish Zero Waste Village in Pamekasan Regency

Mohammad Imam Sufiyanto (IAIN Madura)
Lukman Handoko (Politeknik Perkapalan Negeri Surabaya)
Sri Mulyani (STIKES Rajekwesi-Bojonegoro)
Faizatul Ummah (Universitas Muhammadiyah Lamogan)



Article Info

Publish Date
07 Apr 2022

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic that is continuing to spread around the world has shifted and changed people lifestyle. On the other hand, waste volume is increasing because many people massively throw garbage into water sources or rivers which results in water and soil pollution. This research applied descriptive qualitative method with demonstration techniques. The residents were taught to make Ecobrick for reducing the amount of plastic waste. Ecobrick is very effective in empowering the community to cope with the increasing amount of inorganic waste. Ecobrick can increase the creativity and productivity of the community especially in terms of transforming inorganic waste to goods with economic value. The results indicated that the amount of plastic waste which was previously thrown to the rivers could be reduced by implementing Ecobrick program. This program reflected community innovation and creativity in utilizing unused items at home. At the end, Bunder village can be a zero-waste area and makes goods economical and valuable to be used by all society elements.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJCSC

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Other

Description

Indonesian Journal of Community Services Cel is an National journal under the Research and Social Study Institute in collaboration with the Cross-Country Lecturer Collaboration (KODELN) one of the scientific institutions in Indonesia located in Yogyakarta. The Indonesian Journal of Community ...