Optimalisasi Pengelolaan Sampah melalui Program Bank Sampah dan Edukasi Pemilahan Sampah

This community service activity aimed to improve community-based waste management through waste bank facility development and waste sorting education in Panunggangan Urban Village, particularly RT 07 and RW 01. The activity was conducted through a Student Community Service Program (Kuliah Kerja Nyata/KKN) using a participatory approach involving students, residents, neighborhood administrators, urban village officials, and elementary school students. Activities included observation, coordination, waste bank socialization, provision of waste collection and storage facilities, plastic waste sorting, construction of a simple composter from a used water gallon, and waste sorting education at SDN Panunggangan Utara 4. The results showed that several neighborhood units had independently sorted inorganic waste and used the proceeds from recyclable waste sales to support neighborhood funds. The program supported these practices by providing collection facilities, separating plastic bottles, caps, and labels, and introducing simple organic waste composting. School-based education also introduced students to waste types and the importance of sorting waste from an early age.