<![CDATA[AbstrakPantai Amal Kota Tarakan merupakan destinasi wisata unggulan yang menjadi pusat ekonomi masyarakat pesisir. Namun potensi tersebut dihadapkan permasalahan berupa penumpukan sampah plastik yang sulit terurai dan mengancam ekosistem pantai. Kondisi geografis yang sulit dijangkau petugas kebersihan menyebabkan pengelolaan sampah belum optimal sehingga diperlukan keterlibatan aktif masyarakat. Kegiatan pengabdian ini bertujuan melatih masyarakat pesisir Pantai Amal dalam mengolah limbah plastik menjadi produk bernilai guna yaitu paving blok. Metode yang digunakan adalah pendekatan partisipatif melalui tahapan identifikasi masalah, perencanaan solusi, pelatihan teknis, serta evaluasi dan monitoring pada Desember 2025 dengan melibatkan 10 keluarga. Pelatihan meliputi sosialisasi pelestarian lingkungan, demonstrasi proses pembuatan paving blok (pengumpulan, pencampuran, pencetakan, dan pengeringan). Seluruh rangkaian kegiatan melibatkan peserta dengan pendampingan tim pengabdi. Hasil kegiatan menunjukkan peningkatan pengetahuan dan keterampilan masyarakat dalam pengolahan limbah plastik, dengan ≥80% peserta mampu menghasilkan paving block. Partisipasi aktif peserta mencerminkan meningkatnya kesadaran lingkungan dan munculnya inisiatif untuk melanjutkan produksi secara mandiri. Berdasarkan hasil kegiatan, pelatihan ini menjawab tujuan yaitu mengurangi penumpukan sampah plastik dengan mengolahnya menjadi produk bernilai guna berbasis pemberdayaan masyarakat pesisir. Kata kunci: limbah plastik; paving blok; pemberdayaan masyarakat; pengelolaan sampah; pesisir. Abstract Tarakan City's Amal Beach is a leading tourist destination and the economic center of coastal communities. However, this potential faces challenges in the form of the accumulation of difficult-to-decompose plastic waste, which threatens the coastal ecosystem. Geographical conditions, making it difficult for sanitation workers to reach, mean that waste management is suboptimal, necessitating active community involvement. This community service activity aims to train the coastal community of Amal Beach in processing plastic waste into a valuable product, namely paving blocks. The method used is a participatory approach through problem identification, solution planning, technical training, and evaluation and monitoring, involving 10 families until December 2025. The training included environmental conservation awareness campaigns and a demonstration of the paving block production process (collection, mixing, molding, and drying). The entire series of activities involved participants under the guidance of a community service team. The results of the activities demonstrated an increase in community knowledge and skills in plastic waste processing, with ≥80% of participants able to produce paving blocks. The participants' active participation reflected increased environmental awareness and the emergence of initiatives to continue independent production. Based on the results of the activities, this training met the goal of reducing the accumulation of plastic waste by processing it into valuable products based on coastal community empowerment. Keywords: plastic waste; paving blocks; community empowerment; waste management; coastal area.]]>
