Inovasi Pemanfaatan Minyak Jelantah Menjadi Lilin Ramah Lingkungan di Desa Ujung Rambe Kecamatan Bangun Purba

Emma Fadhilah (Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Sumatera Utara)
Riani Sari Sembiring (Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Sumatera Utara)
Lily Novianty (Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Sumatera Utara)
Juhardi Sembiring (Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Sumatera Utara)
Khairunna Utami (Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Sumatera Utara)
Widya Fernanda Putri (Universitas Prima Indonesia)

PATRIOTIK: Jurnal Inovasi dan Pemberdayaan Masyarakat
Vol 2 No 1 (2026): May 2026

This community service program aimed to provide a solution to the problem of household used cooking oil in Ujung Rambe Village, which has the potential to cause environmental pollution and health risks if not properly managed. The program was implemented through educational activities and training on processing waste cooking oil into environmentally friendly candles with economic value. The results showed that the community was able to transform waste cooking oil into value-added products that could support the development of environmentally based businesses. Community knowledge regarding the economic value of waste cooking oil increased by 83.3%, while understanding of its impacts and management increased by 20%. Overall, this program improved community understanding of household waste management and encouraged the utilization of waste into more valuable and sustainable products.