PEMBERDAYAAN MASYARAKAT MELALUI PENGOLAHAN SAMPAH ANORGANIK DI DESA KRADENAN KECAMATAN PURWOHARJO KABUPATEN BANYUWANGI

Abstract

Community empowerment is one element that enables people to develop themselves and progress. This study aims to explain the community empowerment process in processing inorganic waste and the benefits felt by the village community after processing inorganic waste. This research uses qualitative methods, namely research procedures that produce descriptive data in written and oral form from people and observed behavior. Data collection techniques include observation, interviews, and documentation studies. The data analysis technique uses the following stages: Data reduction, data exposure, and inference. The results showed that 1) awareness, 2) organizing, 3) regeneration, 4) technical support, and 5) organizational management. While the benefits felt by the village community after inorganic waste processing activities include: 1) Social aspects (awareness): With this inorganic waste processing activity, the community has learned how to change its views on the waste thrown away and transported by the cleaning department. 2) Environmental aspects are decreasing waste in the environment because the waste they produce has been sorted and collected to be processed into bags. 3) Aspects of science and knowledge.