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KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND MOTIVATION ABOUT WASTE

MANAGEMENT WITH THEACTIVATION OF CUSTOMER


SAVING IN THE TRASH BANK
Muhammad Ma’ruf 1. Ardi Bastian2
Students of the Kediri Strada Institute of Health1
Lecturer at the Kediri Strada Institute of Health2
Email : muhammadmaruf306@gmail.com

ABSTRACT
Garbage is one of the complex problems in Indonesia. The biggest challenge of
waste management is handling plastic waste that is not environmentally friendly. The purpose
of this paper is to determine the relationship between knowledge, attitudes, motivation about
waste management with the activities of the community in saving waste. The research design
uses systematically from several research journal articles that are published on a Health
basis. As for the health database used, among others: Google Scholar, national library and
Pubmed with a span of years from 2015 to 2020. The results of this writing indicate that there
is a relationship between knowledge, attitudes, motivation about waste management with
community activities in saving waste.knowledge, attitude and motivation in waste
management Less. community's understanding of organic and inorganic waste management
becomes compost or various recycled creations, because they only work to collect garbage
and then resell the garbage to communal collectors without knowing how to make
independent compost and various waste recycling creations.
Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude, Motivation, the Trash Bank

PRELIMINARY currently still very minimal before the waste


The increase in the population of is dumped in landfills (Anam, 2015) in (2).
Indonesia is proportional to the increase in Handling and control will become
the amount of waste produced. The waste increasingly complex and complicated with
produced by Indonesia as a whole reaches the complexity of the type and composition
175,000 tons per day or 0.7 kilograms per of waste in line with the advancement of
person (Geotimes, 2015) (1). culture. The results of surveys in Jakarta,
The biggest challenge for waste Bogor, Bandung and Surabaya in 1987
management is the handling of plastic waste indicated that the composition of waste on
that is not environmentally friendly. Based average was organic waste of around 75-
on the results of studies conducted in several 95% (Sudradjat, 2007). The rapid
cities in 2012, the pattern of waste development of the city has resulted in an
management in Indonesia is as follows: increase in the population of the city. One of
transported and dumped in landfills (69%), the impacts due to the population growth
buried (10%), composted and recycled (7%), rate is the increase in the volume of waste
burned (5 %), and the rest are not managed produced (Soemirat, 2002) in (3).
(7%). Currently, more than 90% of In Indonesia, waste management is
regencies / cities in Indonesia are still using regulated in Law Number 18 of 2008
the open dumping system or even being concerning waste management. The content
burned. Efforts to sort and manage waste are in the law states that waste reduction can be
done by limiting waste generation, recycling environmentally friendly waste management
waste and reusing waste (4). becomes a new culture in Kediri City. The
This approach is a manifestation of the 3R objective of the Waste Bank program is to
system which is currently an international change the "collect-transport-waste"
consensus, namely: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle paradigm to a processing that focuses on
(Reduce, Reuse, Recycle). Waste reduction reducing waste and handling waste. Waste
or minimization programs can be initiated reduction activities in the Garbage Bank by
from the collection, transportation and limiting waste piles, recycling and reuse of
disposal of the garbage. Thus this waste waste (6).
management system can be carried out at The payment system to customers is carried
every stage of the waste management system out directly at the time of weighing, after
(Sucipto, 2012) in (5). getting payment from the weighing results,
One of the waste management methods the customer is directed to the Admin of the
is community-based waste management. Srikandi Waste Bank to save without
And one form of community-based waste specifying the minimum that must be saved
management is through the establishment of and every month the customer's savings will
a waste bank. A waste bank is a place for be given in accordance with the plenary
selecting and collecting waste that can be meeting applied by Srikandi trash bank. The
recycled and / or reused which has economic Srikandi waste bank implements an on-site
value (Permen LH 13, 2012) in (4). transportation system because on the
Responding to this, the government has weighing date the collectors are waiting for
even implemented various policies to the weighed waste to be transported to the
overcome the increasing waste that will car and will be taken to the waste recycling
continue to increase. One of the policies bin (7).
carried out by the government, especially The purpose of this paper is to analyze "The
the Regional Government of Kediri City, relationship between knowledge, attitudes
has made a waste reduction program as and motivation of customers about waste
stipulated in Perda Kota Kediri No. 3 of management with the activeness of
2015 concerning waste management. One of customers saving in a waste bank.
the programs in it is the waste bank Analyze the knowledge, attitudes and
program. The Waste Bank Program is the motivation of customers about waste
initial momentum to build public awareness management by actively saving money in
to sort, recycle and utilize waste because the waste bank
waste has a fairly good selling value so that
.
RESEARCH METHODS about waste management with customer
The research method is a way of activity in saving at the waste bank
working that is used in conducting a study Problem
(Fathoni, 2011). This chapter discusses: 1) customer activity in saving at the waste
Literature Search Strategies, 2) Inclusion bank "
and Exclusion Criteria 3) Selection of Intervention
Results and Study Selection. see the activeness of customers saving
1. Research Questions in a waste bank
Clinical Question Comparison
is there a relationship between activity of customers saving in a waste
knowledge of attitudes and motivation bank, Keyword
Outcome management and customer activity
activity of customers saving in a waste in saving at the waste bank
bank, Keyword  Entries that are less than the last 5
2. Inclusion and Exclusion years
Inclusion  Inaccessible logs
 Journals in the last 5 years related 3. Literature Study
to knowledge of attitudes and Based on literature search results
motivations about waste through Google Schoolar and Pumbed
management and customer activity Central (PMC) publications. using the
in saving at the waste bank keyword "customer knowledge about
 Accessible journals waste management, customer attitudes
 Journals related to knowledge of in waste bank management, motivation,
attitudes and motivations about customers in managing" AND
waste management and customer "customer activity in saving at the waste
activity in saving at the waste bank bank", articles that have been found are
Exclusion then screened based on the appropriate
 Journals that have no relationship topic and year of publication of the
with knowledge of attitudes and article, so that it is obtained 12 articles
motivations about waste conducted a review

RESULT Research conducted by Atika Fiqih Amalia


Based on the literature review search, it (2020), found that there is a positive
was found in 12 search articles with the relationship between sense of belonging and
results of the research stating that 3 articles community participation in waste banks in
explained that there was no relationship the District of Kemayoran, seen from the
between knowledge, attitudes, motivation results of the calculation of the correlation
about waste management and community between variables, namely r = 0.373 and the
activity in saving waste while 9 articles effective contribution by the sense of
explained that there was a relationship belonging with community participation in
between knowledge, attitudes, motivation the waste bank is 13.9% (r2 = 0.139).
about waste management with community Research conducted by Nikita Simarmata
activity in saving waste. (2016), regarding the influence of
According to Sucipto (2012) Waste Bank is knowledge and attitudes on community
a residential waste management that participation in waste bank management,
implements a system of depositing the found that there is a relationship between
amount of bodily waste which is formed and knowledge, attitudes, about waste
agreed with the local community (waste management and community activity in
bank) to accommodate waste that has saving waste.
economic value in the canister until a certain Research conducted by Faiz Bahtiar Fathar,
amount and time is exchanged for a certain (2018) found that the results of this study
amount of money. A waste bank is a place indicate that as many as 82.6% of
used to collect sorted waste. The results of respondents are not productive; 56.5% have
the sorted waste collection will be deposited high school education; 87% are
to the place where the handicrafts are made unemployed; 56.5% earn below the UMR;
from garbage or to a garbage collector. 100% Muslim, have lived for more than one
year, most of them have 4 family members.
The supporting facilities for waste management from a harmonious
management in their neighborhood are environmental care group as a whole is quite
temporary garbage dumps (TPS, garbage good even though it is still good. There are
transporting motorbikes, and waste bank several technical problems in the field and
institutions. After the empowerment there are positive social and economic
intervention, their knowledge and attitudes aspects of the garbage bank of the care
were very good, respectively 78.3% and group, complaining Sidomulyo.
82.6%. The results of statistical analysis Research conducted by Muhammad
showed that there were significant Rubiyannor (2016) found that the results of
differences in knowledge and attitudes the analysis showed that the level of public
between before and after the family knowledge about waste assessment was
empowerment intervention (p = 0.001 and p quite good, so they could manage 11,156.14
= 0.005). kg / month of organic waste and 200.64 kg /
Research conducted by Wiwit Udi Laksono, day of organic waste.
(2016), found that the Economic Research conducted by Adelia
Empowerment of Waste Bank Customers of Safitrianingsih (2020), found that the results
PAS Arcawinangun, Purwokerto, of the research on the implementation of
Banyumas, namely the environment and customer savings withdrawals at the Bukit
natural resources. Waste that is of no use is Hijau Berlian Garbage Bank, Tampan
then processed into handicrafts which have District, have not been implemented in
useful value. Human resources are the accordance with the Regulation of the
original inhabitants of the surrounding Minister of Environment Number 13 of
community, equipped with knowledge, 2012 concerning Implementation Guidelines
attitudes and skills. Then make products for Reducing, Reusing, and Processing
from waste into creative and unique Through Banks Garbage. The
handicrafts. implementation of savings withdrawal
Research conducted by Rikawati, (2019) It activities has not been applied according to
was found that the research found that there the regulations
was an increase in the KAP value of Research conducted by Ana Antelav (2019)
respondents who participated in the garbage found that LCA appears to be the most
bank simulation. appropriate tool for the process design from
Research conducted by Rizqi Puteri an environmental context. However,
Mahyudin (2018), found that the best addressed limitations including initial
predicate waste bank that has an existing assumptions, functional unit and system
condition with the highest score is the boundaries, as well as lack of regional
Sumber Rejeki waste bank. The existing database and exclusion of socio-economic
condition of the Sumber Rejeki waste bank aspects, may hinder the final decision. This
with a better level of community and review aims to address the benefits of
organizational participation is better than pyrolysis as a method for PSW treatment
other waste banks. and raise the limitations and gaps of
Research conducted by Yusa Eko Saputro, conducted research via an environmental
(2017), was obtained from the results of standpoint.
research based on technical aspects, Research conducted by Haryo Bharoto and
institutional operational aspects, legal Putri Silviyani (2018), Motivation of the
aspects, financial aspects and aspects of Head of the Environmental Service in
community participation, waste bank Improving the Waste Bank Program in
Harjamukti District, Cirebon City, from this Of the 12 articles found, it was found that
study the authors analyze the motivation of almost all articles stated that there was a
the head of the Environmental Service in relationship between knowledge, attitudes,
Improving the Waste Bank Program. The motivation about waste management and
motivation given to the community to community activity in saving waste, namely
participate in the implementation of the 9 articles while the other 4 articles discussed
waste bank program has been implemented. other variables, namely the motivation for
Although the socialization held was not using waste banks, utilizing waste banks,
comprehensive to all people due to limited and waste bank management. The
funds, therefore the environmental office community, if they have good knowledge,
only approached each RW to explain the can make their attitude positive and
waste bank program, so the socialization motivated and active in waste bank
provided by the Environmental Agency has processing.
been carried out to motivate the community.
DISCUSSION knowledge and attitudes on community
Knowledge is a result of curiosity through participation in the management of Sampa
sensory processes, especially in the eyes and banks, the results showed that tcount>
ears for certain objects. Knowledge is an ttable, namely, 5.736> 2.030, so for the
important domain in the formation of open independent variable (X1) on the dependent
behavior (Donsu, 2017). variable, the null hypothesis applies (Ho ) is
Knowledge about waste management is rejected and hypothesis one (H1) is
needed today. One of the waste management accepted, it means that knowledge
methods is community-based waste statistically affects community participation
management. And one form of community- (Y).
based waste management is through the Meanwhile, the research conducted by Tati
establishment of a waste bank. A waste bank Ruhmawati (2007), on increasing
is a place for selecting and collecting waste knowledge and attitudes of family heads
that can be recycled and / or reused which about waste management through family
has economic value (Permen LH 13, 2012). empowerment in the Tamansari village,
The biggest challenge for waste Bandung city, showed that the t dependent
management is the handling of plastic waste test was at a significant level of 5%, to test
that is not environmentally friendly. differences in respondent's knowledge
Based on the results of studies conducted in before and after. conducted intervention,
several cities in 2012, the pattern of waste obtained p value = 0.001, where the p value
management in Indonesia is as follows: is smaller than α (0.05). Meanwhile, the
transported and dumped in landfills (69%), results of the descriptive analysis showed
buried (10%), composted and recycled (7%), that the mean value of knowledge before
burned (5 %), and the rest are not managed and after the intervention was 11.09 and
(7%). Currently, more than 90% of 13.78, respectively.
regencies / cities in Indonesia are still using From the above research, the writer can
the open dumping system or even being assume that public knowledge about waste
burned. Efforts to sort and treat waste are management already exists, seen from the
currently still very minimal before the waste government programs that have been given
is dumped in landfills (Anam, 2015). to residents so that it can be seen that
Research conducted by Nikita Simarmata respondents have knowledge about waste
(2016), regarding the influence of bank management. So this needs to be
developed to reduce waste disposal which is rejected, meaning that the attitude
careless or inappropriate. An individual is statistically has no effect on public
very closely related to their respective participation (Y). While the research
attitudes as their personal characteristics. conducted by Tati Ruhmawati (2007), about
Attitude in general is often defined as an improvement.
action taken by an individual to respond to Knowledge and Attitudes of Heads of
something. Families Regarding Waste Management
The definition of attitude is explained by through Family Empowerment in Tamansari
Saifudin Azwar (2010). Attitude is defined Village, Bandung City, is inversely
as a reaction or response that arises from an proportional to the results of the above
individual towards an object which then research where it was found that the t
raises the individual's behavior towards that dependent test was at a significant level of
object in certain ways. 5%, to test differences in respondent
Aswar (2013) adds that attitudes will be attitudes before and after the intervention
easier to form if personal experiences occur obtained p value = 0.005, where the p value
in situations that involve emotional factors. is smaller than α (0.05). So that it can be
In situations involving emotions, the explained that attitudes also affect waste
appreciation of the experience will be deeper management in society.
and last longer. But a single experience can From the results of the research above, the
rarely be the basis for the formation of writer argues that attitudes actually affect
attitudes, because usually the individual waste management where the attitude of the
does not let go of the experience he is community can lead to behavior to carry out
experiencing from other, more relevant waste management. So that from the attitude
previous experiences. On the other hand, of good waste management, the waste bank
mass media as a means of communication, in an area can run and produce good results
various forms of mass media such as too.
television, radio, newspapers, magazines According to Elliot et al, (2000) motivation
and others, have a major influence in is defined as an internal condition that
shaping people's opinions and beliefs. The arouses us to act, encourages us to achieve
existence of new information conveyed certain goals, and keeps us interested in
through the mass media about something certain activities. According to Uno (2007),
can provide a new cognitive foundation for motivation can be interpreted as internal and
the formation of attitudes towards it. The external encouragement in a person which is
suggestive messages conveyed by the indicated by the desire and interest to carry
information, if strong enough, will provide out activities, encouragement and the need
an effective basis for assessing something so to carry out activities, hopes and ideals,
that a certain direction of attitude is formed. appreciation and respect for oneself, a good
Research conducted by Research conducted environment. , as well as interesting
by Nikita Simarmata (2016), regarding the activities.
influence of knowledge and attitudes on Victor H. Vrom, in his book entitled "work
community participation in the management and motivation" presents a theory which he
of sampa banks, the results showed that calls the Expectancy Theory. According to
tcount> ttable, namely, 1.176 <2.030, so for this tori, motivation is the result of a desired
the independent variable (X2) the dependent result. This means that if someone really
variable applies. The null hypothesis (Ho) is wants something, and the way seems open to
accepted and hypothesis one (H1) is get it, he will try to get it. Expressed in a
very simple way, the theory of hope says bamk waste. Motivation obtained from the
that if someone wants something and the head of the department and the village head
hope of getting something is big enough, he is highly expected from the community
will be very motivated to get the thing he because the directions given by the village
wants. On the other hand, if there is little head and the department head are more
hope of getting what you want, your motivating for the community in managing
motivation to try will be low. the waste bank.
Research conducted by Haryo Bharoto and Activeness according to Suharso and
Putri Silviyani (2018), Motivation of the Retnoningsih (2005) comes from the word
Head of the Environmental Service in active which means active, persistent,
Improving the Waste Bank Program in dynamic and powerful or as opposed to
Harjamukti District, Cirebon City, from this being static or slow and has a tendency to
study the authors analyze the motivation of spread or develop. Kartini (2009) states that
the head of the Environmental Service in organizational activeness is one of the
Improving the Waste Bank Program. The factors influencing the community to
motivation given to the community to participate in waste bank activities.
participate in the implementation of the Wulandari (2015) also mentions that active
waste bank program has been implemented. community participation can reduce the
Although the socialization held was not burden on the surrounding environment and
comprehensive to all people due to limited can benefit the community from an
funds, therefore the environmental office economic perspective.
only approached each RW to explain the Knowledge, attitudes and motivation relate
waste bank program, so the socialization to community activeness in saving at waste
provided by the Environmental Agency has banks. There are 3 approaches to support
been carried out to motivate the community. community activeness in saving at waste
Meanwhile, the research conducted by heri banks. This approach is a manifestation of
suprapto (2018), the Socialization of Waste the 3R system which is currently an
Banks to Motivate the Community international consensus, namely: Reduce,
Movement of the Village of Kebalankulon, Reuse, Recycle (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle).
Sekaran District, found that the lack of Waste reduction or minimization programs
understanding of the community about can be initiated from the collection,
managing organic and inorganic waste into transportation and disposal of the garbage.
compost or various recycled creations, Thus this waste management system can be
because they only work to collect garbage carried out at every stage of the waste
and then reselling the waste to communal management system (Sucipto, 2012).
collectors without knowing how to make One of the waste management methods is
independent compost and various waste community-based waste management. And
recycling creations. So it is necessary to one form of community-based waste
hold further community service regarding management is through the establishment of
direct practice regarding waste recycling a waste bank. A waste bank is a place for
skills. There is a positive response and selecting and collecting waste that can be
enthusiasm from the community for this recycled and / or reused which has economic
community service activity. value (Permen LH 13, 2012).
From the research above, the writer argues Research conducted by Tati Rahmawati
that there is motivation to make people able (2017), Concerning Increasing Knowledge
to contribute greatly in the management of and Attitudes of Heads of Families About
Waste Management Through Family were very good, respectively 78.3% and
Empowerment in Tamansari Village, 82.6%. The results of statistical analysis
Bandung City, the results show that as many showed that there were significant
as 82.6% of respondents are not productive; differences in knowledge and attitudes
56.5% have high school education; 87% are between before and after the family
unemployed; 56.5% earn below the UMR; empowerment intervention (p = 0.001 and p
100% Muslim, have lived for more than one = 0.005).
year, most of them have 4 family members. From the research results above, the writer
The supporting facilities for waste argues that there is a relationship between
management in their neighborhood are knowledge, attitudes and motivation towards
temporary garbage dumps (TPS, garbage activeness in waste management in the
transporting motorbikes, and waste bank community.
institutions. After the empowerment
intervention, their knowledge and attitudes
CONCLUSION puskesmas is to provide counseling about
From the writing above, the writer waste bank management, besides that
concludes that there is an influence between posters about waste bank management
knowledge, attitude, motivation and should be advertised in one corner of the
effectiveness in waste bank management. village so that indirectly residents can read
Where when someone has good knowledge, and have knowledge, when garbage can be
there will be a good attitude and motivation found. controlled so that it can help residents
too. For this reason, the importance of the avoid diseases caused by environmental
task of community health management at the pollution.
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