Peran Bank Sampah Dalam Meningkatkan Kualitas Lingkungan Di Kelurahan Padang Jati

Sinaga, Prentina Debora
Okta Velia Triana Hutapea
Putri Ananda Asisti
Annisa Febriana
Hafidza Zia

Jurnal Imiah Pengabdian Pada Masyarakat (JIPM)
Vol 3 No 1 (2025): Juli - September

The waste management issue in Padang Jati Urban Village remains a serious concern due to the low awareness of residents in sorting and managing household waste. Through the Community Service Program (KKN), students from the University of Bengkulu established a waste bank as a participatory and educational solution to improve environmental quality. This program applied a descriptive qualitative method with a participatory approach, involving socialization, waste sorting training, and operational implementation of the waste bank. The results showed increased public awareness, behavioral changes in waste sorting, and economic benefits through waste-saving systems. Although the program still faces challenges such as limited facilities and varying levels of community understanding, it demonstrates strong potential as a sustainable community-based waste management model that can be replicated in other areas.