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Fostering Zero Waste Communities: A Participatory Action Research Approach to Implementing 3R Principles in a Suburban Indonesian Village S, Suroto; Dinata, Vega Candra; Khory, Fifukha Dwi; Prakoso, Bayu Budi
Journal of Dedication in Community Vol. 4 No. 1 (2026)
Publisher : Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA) Universitas Negeri Surabaya (UNESA)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26740/jodic.v4n1.p1-11

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Addressing Indonesia's national target of 30% waste reduction by 2025, this study tackles the conventional "collect-transport-dispose" system in a suburban Sidoarjo village characterized by unsorted household waste. The objective was to enhance knowledge, attitudes, and skills in 3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) principles to foster a zero-waste environment. Using a Participatory Action Research (PAR) methodology with 60 households, the program combined educational seminars with hands-on workshops on waste segregation and the construction of household-scale anaerobic composters. A comparative analysis of pre- and post-intervention surveys revealed significant improvements: community understanding of 3R concepts rose by 75%, routine waste segregation by 68%, and composting adoption reached 55%. This study concludes that the PAR approach is highly effective for initiating behavioral change in waste management. The program's success was driven by strengthening social capital and targeting perceived behavioral control, not just technical knowledge transfer. This initiative serves as a replicable micro-model for implementing a circular economy at the community level.  
Co-Authors Abdul Ghofur Abdur Rohman ADE SETIAWAN, BOBBY Agus Hariyanto Alaska , Agung Ananda, Anggie Ratu Andika Andika Anggono, Galuh Febri Anhar, Fernando Abdullah ANSORI, SIGIT Anung Priambodo Ardiansyah , Aldi Ari Widayanti Asih Banjarani, Wukir Ayyubi, Achmad Firdhaus Al Bambang Ferianto Tjahyo Kuntjoro Bayu Budi Prakoso Berliantika, Niken Budianto, Dandi Cahyono, Nugroho Dwi Demokratis, Titis Dhita Ayu Permata Sari Efendi, Candra Kurnia ENY SULISTYOWATI Fifukha Dwi Khory Frantio, Dymas Igo Gema Fitriady Hamdani Hamdani Hasan, Nuuri Iffati Farikha Irfan, Nabil IRMA FEBRIYANTI Islamudin, Muhammad Baihaqi Istighfar, Gilang Ahmad Al Iswiharjo, Elung Esa Janet Trineke Manoy Karrera Wihda Lupita Khasanah, Novika Imamatul Khusairi, Akhmad Kolektus Oky Ristanto Kusumaningsih, Ambar Leny Yuanita LUCKY RACHMAWATI MASLIKAH, SITI Mawardani, Syalsabila Ira Mochamad Ridwan Mochamad Ridwan, Mochamad Muchamad Arif Al Ardha NANANG INDRIARSA Nanang Indriarsa Nathania, Alda Livia Ningsih, Yuni Fitriyah Nur Ahmad Arief Nuriyana, Citra Eri Nurokhman, Muhammad Habibu Permata Sari, Dhita Ayu Prasetyo, Yosi Aji Prayuda Putra, Rizky Prihanto, Junaidi Budi Rafifa, Aqilah Rahmatulloh, Achmad David Ramadhani, Muhammad Rizki S, Suroto sandiko, sandiko Sapto Wibowo Sapto Wibowo Saputra, Aditya Galih Sarifudin, Vinka Rachmalia Kusuma Sasminta Christina Yuli Hartati SETIYO HARTOTO Slamet Riyadi Sudarso Sudarso Sufi, Ali Suroto Suroto Suroto Sya’ban, Faruqi Taufiq Hidayat Titis Demokratis Triarso, Arik Utama, Nindi Prasetya Wahyu Budi Sabtiawan Wahyudi, Arif Dwi Wasono Aji, Febri Wicahyani, Sri Widodo, Atmojo Prayogo Wijayanto, Benny Witanto, Haryo Yoga Pratama, Bantas Pradipta Yulfadinata, Afifan Zainal Arifin Zainal Arifin Zaky Ismail, Ghulam Zhazha Raftania