Utilization Of Non-Organic Waste To Make Crafts From Ecobrick In Increasing Environmental Law Awareness

Abstract

Plastic waste takes decades and even hundreds of years to decompose while every day we always use. Recycling waste can be a good small step. One way to recycle is through ecobricks. Ecobricks are a plastic waste management technique made from used plastic bottles that have been filled with various plastic waste until they are full and then compacted until they become hard. The purpose of this study is to reduce the pile of plastic waste so that the pile of plastic waste can be slightly reduced and increase public awareness of the dangers of plastic waste and what efforts the bima city government has made to deal with problems regarding plastic waste which can only be handled only 78%. This research uses empirical methods using primary data. The data collection techniques include observation and interviews obtained from the people of Bima city and the Environmental Service. The results of this study found that many people still do not care about the dangers of plastic waste, the community also does not know much that plastic waste can be turned into valuable crafts that can generate monetary value, the community only knows that plastic bottle waste can only be decomposed into flower pots. Based on these findings, the community can understand the importance of maintaining environmental cleanliness and the dangers of plastic waste if not processed properly, and be able to provide new innovations for the community that plastic waste can be processed into useful and valuable crafts such as ecobrik products in the form of chairs, tables, and others.