Peningkatan kepedulian lingkungan melalui pembinaan penerapan sistem 3R (reduce, reuse, recycle)

Abstract

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan upaya meningkatkan kepedulian masyarakat terhadap kebersihan dan kesehatan lingkungan melalui pembinaan penerapan sistem 3R (Reduce, reuse, recycle) di Kelurahan Kebun Bunga Palembang. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian tindakan dengan subjek penelitian masyarakat RT 30 dan RT 39 Kelurahan Kebun Bunga Palembang sebanyak 10 keluarga. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan metode wawancara, observasi, serta dokumentasi. Penelitian berlangsung dalam dua siklus. Hasil pretest pada siklus I, tidak ada satu pun warga yang mengetahui dan memahami konsep pengelolaan sampah dengan menggunakan sistem 3R. Setelah pelaksanaan tindakan pada siklus I, terdapat peningkatan pengetahuan masyarakat mengenai sistem 3R namun belum sampai pada tahap aplikasi. Pada siklus II, tindakan ditekankan pada pembinaan kader lingkungan. Hasil observasi siklus II didapatkan adanya peningkatan kepedulian terhadap lingkungan yang mencakup pengetahuan, sikap dan penerapan sistem 3R di lingkungan rumah masing-masing.

Improving the environmental care through implementation of 3R system (reduce, reuse, recycle)

Abstract

The research aimed to describe the effort to improve the communities’ care to clean and health environment through implementation of 3R system (Reduce, reuse, recycle) in Kebun Bunga hamlet, Palembang, South Sumatera. The research was action research, and the subject of the research were communities in RT (Neighbor Association) 30 and RT 39 in Kebun Bunga Hamlet, Palembang, the amount of the subject was 10 families. Data collection techniques were interview, observation, and documentation. The research conducted in two cycles. The pretest result of cycle I was; there was no person who knows and understands the concept of waste management using 3R system. After the treatment in cycle I, there was an improving of communities understanding to 3R system of waste management, but it might not reach to the application. In cycle II, the treatment emphasized on guidance to environmental ambassador. The result of observation in cycle II: there was an improving of environmental care including knowledge, attitude, and implementation of 3R system in the surrounding house of the communities.