Gerakan Pilah Sampah dari Rumah: Edukasi Kompos dan Pengelolaan Sampah Organik menuju Gaya Hidup Berkelanjutan

Latar belakang: Timbunan sampah rumah tangga di lingkungan permukiman semakin meningkat. Keberadaan sampah yang menumpuk tanpa pengelolaan yang baik dapat menimbulkan dampak buruk berkaitan dengan kesehatan dan kebersihan lingkungan. Di sisi lain, masyarakat belum memiliki kesadaran dan keterampilan yang cukup dalam mengelola sampah rumah tangga. Tujuan: Untuk mengetahui opini terkait gaya hidup berkelanjutan dan meningkatkan pengetahuan tentang pengolahan sampah organik menjadi pupuk kompos sebagai bagian dari penerapan gaya hidup berkelanjutan. Metode: Kegiatan dilaksanakan di RT 06 RW 05 Kelurahan Sendangmulyo, Kecamatan Tembalang, Kota Semarang, dengan melibatkan 19 partisipan. Bentuk kegiatan meliputi sosialisasi, ceramah, demonstrasi, dan pendampingan langsung. Instrumen pengukuran menggunakan kuesioner tentang eksplorasi harapan dan kenyataan gaya hidup berkelanjutan. Teknik pre-test dan post-test dilakukan dalam pengambilan data. Analisis data menggunakan nilai N-Gain. Hasil: Opini eksplorasi harapan dan kenyataan terkait gaya hidup berkelanjutan  pada kategori environmental domain (lingkungan) dengan harapan  57,2% dan kenyataan 56,2%. Kategori social domain (sosial) memperoleh skor harapan 67,2% dan kenyataan 56,2%. Sementara pada kategori economic domain (ekonomi) diperoleh skor harapan 70,4% dan kenyataan 57,4%. Diperoleh peningkatan pengetahuan dengan nilai N-Gain rata-rata 0,86 (kategori tinggi). Persentase partisipan dengan pengetahuan kategori “tinggi” meningkat dari 36,8% (pre-test) menjadi 89,4% (post-test). Kesimpulan: Domain menunjukkan nilai harapan masyarakat lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan kondisi nyata yang mereka praktikkan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Kegiatan edukasi dapat meningkatkan pengetahuan dan praktik pembuatan kompos.
Kata kunci: edukasi, gerakan, kompos,  pilah sampah, sampah domestik
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Abstract
Background: Household waste accumulation in residential areas continues to increase. Improperly managed waste can negatively affect public health and environmental cleanliness. However, community awareness and skills regarding household waste management remain limited. Objective: To explore community perceptions regarding sustainable lifestyles and to improve knowledge of processing organic waste into compost as part of sustainable lifestyle implementation. Method: The activity was conducted in RT 06 RW 05, Sendangmulyo Village, Tembalang Sub District, Semarang City, involving 19 participants. The activities consisted of socialization, lectures, demonstrations, and direct assistance. Data were collected using questionnaires designed to explore participants’ expectations and realities related to sustainable lifestyles. Pre-test and post-test methods were applied to measure changes in knowledge, while data analysis was performed using the N-Gain score. Result: The findings regarding expectations and realities of sustainable lifestyles showed that, in the environmental domain, the expectation score was 57.2% and the reality score was 56.2%. In the social domain, the expectation score reached 67.2%, while the reality score was 56.2%. In the economic domain, the expectation score was 70.4%, whereas the reality score was 57.4%. Participants’ knowledge increased, as indicated by an average N-Gain score of 0.86, categorized as high. The proportion of participants with “high” knowledge levels increased from 36.8% during the pre-test to 89.4% during the post-test. Conclusion: The findings indicate that community expectations regarding sustainable lifestyles are higher than the actual conditions experienced in daily life. Educational activities were effective in improving participants’ knowledge and practices related to composting.
Keywords: education, movement, composting, waste sorting, domestic waste