<![CDATA[AbstractThe background of this study is based on the problem that the environmental care characters aged 3-4 years at Pena Prima Semarang daycare has not yet appeared about management of plastic trash. Research problems 1) the plastic trash found in the school has not been used optimally 2) the environmental care characters for children has not appeared related to waste management 3) planting of environmental care characters through ecobrick, especially for children 3-4 years old. The aim of this study is to explain the utilization of plastic trash at school and planting of environmental care characters for children through ecobrick. This research uses descriptive qualitative which wants to know the data about planting of environmental care characters through ecobrick at Pena Prima Semarang daycare. The research data from observation to children aged 3-4 years, interviews with teacher at Pena Prima daycare and parents of children, as well as documentaries on children’s activities aged 3-4 years doing plastic trash use through ecobrick. The results of research at Pena Prima Semarang daycare show that the environmental care characters can be grown to children aged 3-4 years through ecobrick. As for the environmental care characters, which taking out the trash in place, separating organic and anorganic wastes, using sufficient water, washing your hands with soap, and washing your hands after playing.Keywords: Environmental Care Characters, Ecobrick, Early ChildhoodAbstrak.Latar belakang penelitian ini berasal dari permasalahan yaitu belum munculnya karakter peduli lingkungan pada anak usia 3-4 tahun di TPA Pena Prima Semarang terkait pengelolaan sampah plastik Permasalahan penelitian 1) Sampah plastik yang ditemukan di lingkungan sekolah belum dimanfaatkan secara optimal 2) Karakter peduli lingkungan pada anak belum muncul terkait dengan pengelolaan sampah 3) Penanaman karakter peduli lingkungan melalui ecobrick, khusunya untuk anak usia 3-4 tahun. Tujuan penelitian ini menjelaskan sejauh mana pemanfaatan sampah plastik di sekolah dan penanaman karakter peduli lingkungan pada anak melalui ecobrick. Penelitian ini menggunakan kualitatif deskriptif yang ingin mengetahui data mengenai penanaman karakter peduli lingkungan melalui ecobrick di TPA Pena Prima Semarang. Data penelitian ini diperoleh melalui observasi kepada anak usia 3-4 tahun, wawancara kepada guru TPA Pena Prima Semarang dan orangtua anak, serta dokumentasi kegiatan anak usia 3-4 tahun saat melakukan pemanfaatan sampah plastik melalui ecobrick. Hasil penelitian di TPA Pena Prima Semarang menunjukkan bahwa karakter peduli lingkungan dapat ditumbuhkan kepada anak usia 3-4 tahun melalui ecobrick. Adapun karakter peduli lingkungan, meliputi membuang sampah pada tempatnya, memisahkan sampah organik dan anorganik, menggunakan air secukupnya, mencuci tangan menggunakan sabun, dan mencuci tangan setelah bermain.Kata kunci: Karakter Peduli Lingkungan, ecobrick, Anak Usia Dini]]>
