Strengthening Environmental Awareness Through Waste Bank Activities

Abstract

The problem of waste becomes a complex problem faced by every region in the world. Ideally, waste management must be carried out comprehensively and consistently. Thus, it is expected that a reduction in landfill waste at the Temporary / Final Disposal Site (TPS / TPA). One solution that can be done is by promoting the Waste Bank in each village. This article aims to describe the activities of the Gemilang Garbage Bank in Guntung Manggis Village, Landasan Ulin District, Banjarbaru City. A qualitative approach is used to describe the results of research in the form of descriptive narratives. Data collection techniques passed through observation, interviews, and documentation. The interactive model of Miles and Huberman is used to get saturated data. The results of the study describe that in 2018 Gemilang Garbage Bank won the top six at the level of South Kalimantan Province. The management and customers of Gemilang Garbage Bank have their respective roles in managing the environment, especially waste management in the Berlina Jaya III Complex, RT. 17. Bank Sampah Gemilang's management and customers synergize in the achievements of Gemah Sampah Bank as an effort to create a green, clean, healthy, and beautiful environment accompanied by a more prosperous life. The entire achievements of Gemilang Garbage Bank indirectly raise environmental awareness in the form of 3R behavior (reduce, reuse, and recycle). The management and customers of Gemilang Garbage Bank have their respective roles in managing the environment, especially waste management in the Berlina Jaya III Complex, RT. 17. Bank Sampah Gemilang's management and customers synergize in the achievements of Gemah Sampah Bank as an effort to create a green, clean, healthy, and beautiful environment accompanied by a more prosperous life. The entire achievements of Gemilang Garbage Bank indirectly raise environmental awareness in the form of 3R behavior (reduce, reuse, and recycle). The management and customers of Gemilang Garbage Bank have their respective roles in managing the environment, especially waste management in the Berlina Jaya III Complex, RT. 17. Bank Sampah Gemilang's management and customers synergize in the achievements of Gemah Sampah Bank as an effort to create a green, clean, healthy, and beautiful environment accompanied by a more prosperous life. The entire achievements of Gemilang Garbage Bank indirectly raise environmental awareness in the form of 3R behavior (reduce, reuse, and recycle).