Pemberdayaan Masyarakat dalam Pengelolaan Sampah Rumah Tangga Menjadi Produk Ekonomis di Kampung Bantarjati Bogor

Abstract

Household waste management in urban areas, including Bantarjati Village in Bogor City, represents a serious environmental issue that affects sanitation, public health, and community quality of life. This community service program aims to empower local communities to manage household waste into products with economic value through educational approaches, eco-entrepreneurship training, and business model mentoring based on recycling and the circular economy. The program employed a Participatory Action Research (PAR) approach consisting of assessment, education, capacity building, product development assistance, and sustainability evaluation stages. The results demonstrate a significant improvement in community environmental literacy (from 42% to 83%), the establishment of the Bantarjati Mandiri Waste Bank, and the creation of six recycled-based economic products, including ecobricks, organic compost fertilizer, shopping bags made from plastic waste, plant pots from used bottles, and decorative handicrafts. The empowerment approach through a sustainable entrepreneurship model proved effective in increasing additional household income by an average of IDR 250,000–450,000 per month, reducing waste volume by 31% per month, and strengthening social cohesion. The program is recommended as a community-based waste management model for densely populated urban areas.