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Pemberdayaan Masyarakat dalam Memproduksi Paving Block dari Sampah Plastik di Desa Puspasari, Kecamatan Citeureup, Kabupaten Bogor

Despite its title referencing plastic waste, this paper is written in Indonesian and describes a community empowerment program in a village in Bogor Regency, Indonesia, where residents were trained to convert plastic waste into paving blocks. It is a local environmental education and community development study rather than a microplastics research paper, and its findings are not directly relevant to microplastic pollution or human health.

2025 Jurnal Abdimas Kartika Wijayakusuma 1 citations
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Socialization and Training on the Utilization of Plastic Waste as a Mixture in the Making of Paving Blocks

This community service report describes a socialization and practical training program in Indonesia teaching participants to incorporate shredded plastic waste measuring 0.1-2 cm as a mixture in paving block production. The dual-phase program improved knowledge and skills within the Waste Care Community (MALISA) and is intended to support future small and medium enterprise development based on plastic waste processing.

2025 Asian Journal of Community Services
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Pemberdayaan masyarakat dalam pengelolaan sampah plastik bernilai jual

This paper (in Indonesian) describes a community empowerment program in a village in East Java helping residents manage and find economic value in plastic waste. The program is a grassroots approach to reducing plastic pollution by turning waste into a resource.

2020 Journal Community Development and Society 1 citations
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Utilization of plastic waste using the ecobrick method in Nagari Tanjung

Researchers worked with a community in Indonesia to address waste pollution by introducing the ecobrick method — packing non-recyclable plastics into plastic bottles to create building materials. The project provided an alternative to the community practice of dumping or burning waste near rivers.

2025 Priviet Social Sciences Journal
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Penyuluhan dan Pelatihan Pembuatan Ecobrick di Desa Pulosaren Sebagai Upaya Pemanfaatan Sampah Plastik

Researchers conducted community outreach and training in Pulosaren Village, Indonesia, teaching residents to make ecobricks — plastic bottles tightly packed with non-recyclable plastic waste — as a practical local strategy to reduce plastic accumulation in the environment.

2023 Jurnal Bina Desa 9 citations
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Pengenalan Pengolahan Sampah Popok menjadi Media Tanaman Hias dalam Pemberdayaan Masyarakat untuk Pengelolaan Limbah Rumah Tangga

Researchers introduced a community empowerment program in Tanjungrejo Village, Indonesia, teaching residents — particularly young mothers — how to process disposable diaper waste into growing media for ornamental plants as a household waste management solution. The initiative addressed the environmental contamination of waterways caused by improper diaper disposal and aimed to reduce plastic and superabsorbent polymer pollution in the local river.

2023 Jurnal Pengabdian Riset Kreativitas Inovasi dan Teknologi Tepat Guna 3 citations
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Ecobrick: Fostering Sustainable Environmental Awareness in Tanjung Baru Village Community

Researchers conducted a community service project in Tanjung Baru Village, South Lampung, using ecobrick training workshops to foster sustainable environmental awareness, progressing through social mapping, problem identification, outreach, hands-on practice, and evaluation stages.

2024 Smart Society Community Service and Empowerment Journal
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Efforts to Increase Public Awareness About Microplastic Hazards in Communities at the Coastal Beach of Padang

Community outreach activities in Padang, Indonesia, aimed to raise public awareness about the hazards of microplastics, particularly at coastal beaches where plastic waste accumulates. The study documents how environmental education programs can build local capacity for addressing plastic pollution.

2023 Jurnal Pengabdian Ilmu Kesehatan (JPIK)
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Utilization of Plastic Waste in Road Paver Blocks as a Construction Material

Researchers evaluated the use of recycled plastic waste in road paver blocks in India, finding that incorporating recycled plastic improved block strength and weather resistance compared to conventional materials, offering a construction application for plastic waste.

2023 CivilEng 18 citations
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Innovative Use of Plastic for a Clean and Sustainable Environmental Management: Learning Cases from Ghana, Africa

This paper documents innovative approaches in Ghana where plastic waste is creatively converted into artifacts and pavement blocks rather than being discarded. The study suggests that these community-driven recycling initiatives help reduce plastic waste volumes, address urban drainage problems, and offer scalable learning cases for environmental sustainability in developing countries.

2021 Urban Science 79 citations
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Experimental Study of Manufacturing of Precast Paver Blocks from Local Municipal Solid Waste

Researchers investigated manufacturing precast paver blocks using local municipal solid waste plastic as a substitute for cement, aiming to reduce production costs compared to traditional concrete blocks. The experimental study evaluated the mechanical and durability properties of plastic waste-based paving blocks, demonstrating viability for sustainable construction applications in India.

2024 International Journal of Advanced Research in Science Communication and Technology
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Pelatihan Pemanfaatan Limbah Plastik Menjadi Berbagai Kreasi Daur Ulang Bagi Masyarakat Desa Penyak

This Indonesian community program trained residents of the Bangka Belitung Islands to repurpose plastic waste into recycled crafts, reducing the amount of plastic that enters coastal environments and eventually breaks down into microplastics. Community-based plastic waste management is an important grassroots strategy for reducing marine microplastic pollution.

2021 Journal of Approriate Technology for Community Services 5 citations
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Current practices and the way forward in waste rubber utilization for infrastructural and geoenvironmental engineering applications

This review examines current practices for utilizing waste rubber from tires and other sources in infrastructure and geoenvironmental engineering applications, covering both technical performance and sustainability considerations. The high resistance of vulcanized rubber to degradation makes developing novel bulk utilization strategies urgent for reducing waste rubber accumulation.

2023 Environmental Technology Reviews 15 citations
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Assistance in Processing Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Strapping Waste into Economically Valuable Handicrafts for The Community of Dayu Village, Gondangrejo Subdistrict, Karanganyar Regency

Researchers conducted a community service activity in Dayu Village, Karanganyar Regency, to assist residents in processing polyethylene terephthalate (PET) strapping waste into economically valuable handicrafts. The intervention addressed local unemployment and low skills by providing practical training in plastic upcycling, demonstrating a community-based approach to plastic waste valorization.

2025 Journal of Community Services and Engagement Voice of Community (VOC)
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Eco-Friendly Pavement Innovation: Compressive Strength of Plastic–Sand Paver Blocks

Researchers developed eco-friendly paving blocks using post-consumer PET, HDPE, and LDPE plastic waste combined with local sand in coastal Indonesia, finding that a 1:1 plastic-to-sand ratio achieved the highest compressive strength of 9.84 MPa, meeting Class D criteria suitable for garden paths and light pedestrian use.

2025 Indonesian Journal of Contemporary Multidisciplinary Research
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An Exploration of the Feasibility of Using Plastic Waste for Sustainable Road Construction in Nigeria: A Qualitative Approach

Researchers explored the feasibility of incorporating plastic waste into road construction in Nigeria using a qualitative approach, identifying socioeconomic, regulatory, and technical factors that could promote or hinder adoption. Findings suggest that leveraging Nigeria's large plastic waste stream for paving could address both waste management deficits and the country's severely underdeveloped road network.

2025 CIB Conferences
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Improving residential plastic waste management strategies for increasing value added to environmental sustainability

Researchers surveyed community awareness and behavior regarding plastic waste management in an Indonesian village, identifying gaps between knowledge and practice. Improving community engagement with proper plastic waste disposal is essential for reducing the plastic entering waterways and eventually becoming microplastics.

2023 E3S Web of Conferences
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Recycling/reuse of plastic waste as construction material for sustainable development: a review

Researchers reviewed how waste plastic can be incorporated into construction materials — as binders, aggregates, or cement substitutes in bricks, tiles, concrete, and roads — finding that plastic-modified materials often show competitive strength properties while simultaneously diverting plastic waste from landfills.

2021 Environmental Science and Pollution Research 264 citations
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Pemberdayaan masyarakat melalui pelatihan pembuatan ecobrick sebagai upaya mengurangi sampah plastik di Kecamatan Bunga Raya

This Indonesian community engagement study trained local residents to make ecobricks — plastic waste-filled bottles used as building materials — as a hands-on approach to reducing plastic pollution. Community-based plastic waste reduction initiatives like ecobricks can reduce the amount of plastic that degrades into microplastics in local environments.

2020 Riau Journal of Empowerment 46 citations
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Coastal Community Perspective, Waste Density, and Spatial Area toward Sustainable Waste Management (Case Study: Ambon Bay, Indonesia)

Researchers assessed community perspectives and waste density in coastal areas of Ambon Bay, Indonesia, finding that improving community understanding of waste management is essential for supporting sustainable coastal waste management programs.

2021 Sustainability 31 citations
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A Training on Ecobrick Making at the Community Information and Counseling Center for Youth Bukit Gado-Gado Padang

This community training report describes an ecobrick-making program at a hilltop tourism site in Padang, Indonesia, teaching residents to pack non-recyclable plastic waste into bottles to divert it from the environment. The project is a low-cost, community-led approach to managing plastic waste in areas lacking formal collection infrastructure.

2023 Pelita Eksakta
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The Effects of Community Characteristics on Solid-Waste Generation and Management in the Village (A Case Study: Kurandak, North Sumatra)

A study in a North Sumatra village used questionnaires and interviews to assess how demographic and socioeconomic factors influence both household waste generation and participation in waste management. Education, income, and knowledge about waste management were significant predictors of both waste volume and responsible disposal behavior. Community-level programs that address these factors could improve plastic waste management in rural settings.

2022 Jurnal Presipitasi Media Komunikasi dan Pengembangan Teknik Lingkungan 6 citations
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Natural Rubber Latex-Modified Concrete with PET and Crumb Rubber Aggregate Replacements for Sustainable Rigid Pavements

Researchers tested concrete mixes that replaced conventional aggregates with recycled PET plastic and crumb rubber waste, modified with natural rubber latex. The results show that waste plastic can be incorporated into road pavement concrete, offering a way to divert plastic waste from landfills while creating durable construction materials.

2023 Preprints.org 2 citations
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Recycling High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) into construction materials as a key step in plastic waste reduction: case of Kigali City

Researchers investigated recycling high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic waste into construction materials in Kigali City, Rwanda, demonstrating that incorporating HDPE into road paving materials offered a viable pathway to reduce plastic waste accumulation while producing durable infrastructure.

2018 Rwanda Journal of Engineering Science Technology and Environment 22 citations