<![CDATA[Suboptimal waste management in Cimanggung Village, Sumedang, is characterized by service disparities and a dominance or organic waste. This study aims to enhance awareness and waste management skills through contextually-based education. The Community Service Program (KKN) was implemented at SDN Cimanggung 1 and SMK Al-Amah Based on pre-test and post-test results, participants' average score increased from 58.4 to 86.2 after participating in education on waste sorting and the 3R concept. These results indicate that the educational activities were able to improve students' understanding of waste types, the 3R principles, and the importance of early waste management.At the vocation high school level, the approach focused on creative economic empowerment through ecoprint training, which transforms leaf waste into economically valuable products. The activity successfully sparked students’ entrepreneurial interest. The study concludes that contextual, participatory, and practice-based educational approaches are effective in building environmental awareness while creating economic opportunities based on waste, particularly in agrarian areas.]]>
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