<![CDATA[Environmental problems caused by the increase in household plastic waste, particularly single-use plastic bottles, have become a serious issue in Betek Village, Mojoagung, Jombang. An average of 4–5 kg of plastic bottles is collected every week at the Betek Bersinar Waste Bank, with suboptimal utilization. This condition demands innovation in productive and sustainable management through vertical farming based on plastic waste recycling. This community service program aims to empower the community through the implementation of vertical farming based on plastic bottle recycling as an effort to downstream food security in limited land. The implementation method uses a participatory approach through the stages of preparation, education and counseling, technical training, implementation and mentoring, and evaluation & monitoring. The activity evaluation uses a pretest–posttest one-group design with 18 participants consisting of waste bank managers and village officials. The evaluation instrument is a Likert questionnaire 1–5 to measure the participants' management skills. The results show an increase in management skills from 58.67% to 83.61%, with the category of "Very Good". Participants are able to create and operate 8 active vertical farming units with a crop success rate of 87.5%. This program has proven effective in increasing agricultural technology literacy and awareness of sustainable plastic waste management, and has the potential to be replicated in other regions with similar characteristics. ]]>
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