Environmental Knowledge and Participation in Waste Banks: Promoting Plastic Waste Reduction in Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia

Authors

  • Sutaryono Universitas Muhammadiyah Klaten
  • Hadi Ashar National Research and Innovation Agency Republic of Indonesia
  • Hastin Dyah Kusumawardani National Research and Innovation Agency Republic of Indonesia
  • Anas Rahmad Hidayat Magelang Regency Regional Development Planning, Research and Development Agency
  • Purwanti Magelang Regency Regional Development Planning, Research and Development Agency
  • Puji Lestari Magelang Regency Regional Development Planning, Research and Development Agency
  • Sukamsi Magelang Regency Regional Development Planning, Research and Development Agency
  • Teguh Setyaji Magelang Regency Regional Development Planning, Research and Development Agency
  • Dhanik Ernawati Magelang Regency Regional Development Planning, Research and Development Agency
  • Maria Prasasti Ragil Putri Widyaningrum Magelang Regency Regional Development Planning, Research and Development Agency
  • Tuti Susilowati Health polytechnics of Permata Indonesia, Yogyakarta
  • Heru Subaris Kasjono Health Polytechnics, Ministry of Health, Yogyakarta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26911/jepublichealth.2025.10.02.06

Abstract

Background: Public awareness of environmental health in waste management is one of the causes of government problems in waste management, especially in tourist destination areas. The behavior of carrying shopping bags is one of the efforts to reduce the volume of non organic waste. The success of this behavior has many influencing factors, so the purpose of this study is to determine the factors associated with the behavior of carrying shopping bags in Borobudur District, Magelang Regency, Central Java, Indonesia.
Subjects and Method: Cross sectional analytic survey research in the Borobudur District area of 374 respondents. The time of this research was in November 2023, with a random sampling technique, and the research instrument was a questionnaire. This study analyzes six independent variables , and participants in the waste bank, on the dependent variable. We used the regression test. Logistics in the final stage.
Results: High knowledge of waste management (AOR= 2.43; 95% CI= 1.04 to 5.65; p= 0.040) and participate in a waste bank (AOR= 3.27, 95% CI 1.92 to 5.58; p= 0.001) increased plastic waste reduction behavior. This study showed that there was no relationship between education, gender, occupation, and participants in the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (TPS3R) Waste Management Site program on the shopping bag carrying behavior.
Conclusion: High knowledge of waste management and participate in a waste bank increase plastic waste reduction behavior.

Keywords:

Environmental health, participation, behavior, plactic waste reduction

Correspondence

Sutaryono, Administrasi Kesehatan Program, Fakultas Kesehatan dan Teknologi, Universitas Muhammadiyah Klaten. Jl. Ir. Soekarno No 1 Km, Buntalan, Klaten, 57419, Central Java, Indonesia Email address: sutaryono@umkla.ac.id : +6282227110966

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Published
2025-04-16

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Vol. 10 No. 2 (2025)

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Sutaryono, Ashar, H., Dyah Kusumawardani, H., Rahmad Hidayat, A., Purwanti, Lestari, P., Sukamsi, Setyaji, T., Ernawati, D., Prasasti Ragil Putri Widyaningrum, M., Susilowati, T., & Subaris Kasjono, H. (2025). Environmental Knowledge and Participation in Waste Banks: Promoting Plastic Waste Reduction in Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. Journal of Epidemiology and Public Health, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.26911/jepublichealth.2025.10.02.06