WASTE UTILIZATION TO IMPROVE FAMILY WELFARE

Abstract

ABSTRACT

After the closure of the Piyungan final waste disposal site (TPA), the people of Yogyakarta city are currently having difficulty disposing of their household waste. This is also experienced by the PKK RT 1, RW 21 group, Klitren Village, Gondokusuman District, Yogyakarta City, DIY. To overcome this problem, the group members consisting of 16 mothers must start managing and processing the household waste produced. Community service in the PKK RT 1 group aims to provide awareness of the importance and benefits of processing household waste. The community service method used is Action research and mentoring. The community service was carried out for 6 months, from April to September 2024. The results of the community service showed an awareness of managing household waste. This can be seen from the discipline of group members in utilizing the biopores they already have and processing cooking oil waste into soap. The soap produced can reduce family expenses that have been used to buy soap. As a result of the discipline in utilizing biopores, each group member gets organic fertilizer that can be used to fertilize vegetable plants and ornamental plants in their homes. Another result obtained is that the environment remains clean and the remaining waste that must be disposed of because it cannot be processed is only very little. This means that group members do not need to join the queue to dispose of waste at the TPS provided by the government, and there are savings in expenses because they do not need to subscribe to dispose of waste. Thus, group members can have more time for their productive activities.

Keywords: Biopores, Family Welfare, Organic Fertilizer.