Recycling household waste as a solution to the scarcity of subsidized fertilizer in Jetis Hamlet

Minar Ferichani (Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia)
Darsono Darsono (Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia)
Sri Marwanti (Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia)
Wiwit Rahayu (Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia)
Umi Barokah (Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia)
Ernoiz Antriyandarti (Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia)

Community Empowerment
Vol 8 No 12 (2023)

Jetis Hamlet, Karanganyar Regency, is currently facing two urgent problems simultaneously: river pollution and fertilizer scarcity. The aim of the RG-EPP community service is to provide education on processing household waste into liquid organic fertilizer (LOF). Methods employed to achieve this goal include socialization, counseling, technical direction, creating video tutorials, training, practicing LOF-making skills, and conducting LOF laboratory tests. The results of this community service activity, besides addressing the issues of river pollution and fertilizer scarcity, indicate that the community has acquired knowledge and skills to produce high-quality liquid organic fertilizer. This fertilizer can be applied in rice farming using household waste as a raw material.