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ClearEfforts 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.
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.
Empowering Communities Through Health Education: Raising Awareness On Microplastic Pollution And Prevention In Malang
This study developed a health education intervention on microplastic risks, delivering it to community members and assessing pre- and post-test knowledge gains, finding that targeted awareness campaigns significantly improved understanding of plastic pollution pathways and health effects.
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.
Plastic waste management, a concern for community
This review discusses the environmental problems caused by plastic waste and the need for better community-level waste management systems. Addressing plastic pollution at the community level is an important complement to industrial and policy solutions for reducing microplastic contamination.
EDUKASI DAN KOLABORASI PENANGANAN LIMBAH PLASTIK MELALUI TeeFILIC DI SMP TELKOM BANDUNG
Researchers implemented the TeeFILIC community education program at SMP Telkom Bandung, integrating plastic waste literacy workshops, source-separation demonstrations, and participatory cleanup activities to build environmental awareness and plastic waste management skills among middle school students.
Peningkatan Kesadaran Masyarakat Pesisir Pangandaran dalam Menangani Dampak Sampah di Lingkungan Pesisir
This Indonesian community engagement study aimed to raise awareness among coastal residents of Pangandaran about the impacts of plastic waste pollution on marine environments. Community education and behavior change are essential components of reducing the plastic waste that degrades into microplastics.
Improvement of Waste Management Through Community Awareness of Plastic Controlling in Garang Watershed, Semarang City, Indonesia
This study examined how communities around the Garang watershed in Indonesia manage plastic waste, finding that more than 66 tons are produced annually — yet less than 40% is properly recycled. Most waste is burned or dumped in vacant land and rivers, highlighting the need for stronger local institutions and community participation to reduce plastic pollution.
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.
A poluição por plásticos e a Educação Ambiental como ferramenta de sensibilização
This Brazilian paper discusses plastic pollution as a major environmental problem and presents an environmental education initiative called 'Xo Plastico' designed to reduce plastic use in communities in Pernambuco state. Education-based approaches to plastic pollution prevention are important complements to policy and technical solutions.
Inviting Environmental Awareness Through Small, Sustainable Acts: Medical Students Impacting the Community
Medical students in a developing country initiated small environmental awareness projects in underserved communities, including waste management education. The paper documents how grassroots community engagement by students can drive local behavior change around plastic pollution.
Edukasi Lingkungan untuk Penanggulangan Sampah Anorganik dan Mikroplastik di Dusun Krajan Kabupaten Banyuwangi
Researchers delivered environmental education interventions to residents of Dusun Krajan, Banyuwangi Regency, Indonesia, to address low awareness and poor management of inorganic waste and microplastics at the household level. The programme aimed to increase community knowledge of the environmental impacts of plastic pollution and promote behavioural change in waste handling practices.
Beat Plastic Pollution: Instilyoung Minds with Sustainable Practices at the School Level
This educational program engaged school children as ambassadors to spread awareness about plastic pollution hazards and waste reduction strategies within their local community. The project also explored converting plastic waste into biodiesel as a hands-on sustainability solution.
Integrating Community Service into Student Learning: A Model Event of a Plastic Waste Cleanup
Despite its title referencing plastic waste, this paper describes an educational outreach program combining beach cleanup events with classroom lectures on plastic recycling and sustainability — not original scientific research on microplastic pollution. It examines how community service can be integrated into student learning experiences and is not relevant to microplastics science or human health impacts.
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.
Environment education: A first step in solving plastic pollution
This perspective argues that environmental education including school curricula, sustainable consumption guidance, and public awareness programs represents a feasible, low-cost, and permanent solution to plastic pollution that complements technical and regulatory approaches.
Vocational School Student’ Perception on Plastic Waste Management: the role of Recycling Education
This Indonesian study surveyed vocational school students' perceptions of plastic waste recycling and how recycling education influenced their attitudes and behaviors. Early education about plastic waste management is important for building the next generation of environmentally responsible consumers and policymakers.
Behavior of coastal communities in dealing with microplastic pollution in salt ponds in Cirebon Regency
Researchers analyzed the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of coastal communities in Cirebon Regency, Indonesia regarding microplastic pollution in salt ponds, assessing correlations between community awareness and domestic plastic waste management practices.
Beat Plastic Pollution: Instilyoung Minds with Sustainable Practices at the School Level
This study aimed to raise awareness about plastic pollution by mobilizing school children as community advocates for sustainable practices over a six-month campaign. The initiative also explored converting collected plastic waste into biodiesel as a practical solution.
Impact of Waste Management Education at Smu Witama Pekanbaru Students
This paper describes the impact of a waste management education program on students at a school in Pekanbaru, Indonesia. Teaching students about responsible waste disposal, including plastic, helps build a generation more conscious of the microplastic pollution that improper waste management causes.
Plastic waste micro-management towards innovative sustainable living in inspiring art practice
This paper is not directly about microplastic science; it describes a participatory art project in a Malaysian village where artists and communities collaborated to manage plastic waste and raise awareness about plastic pollution through sustainable art practices.
Promoting sustainability and conservation practices through environmental education in Aceh, Indonesia
This paper is not about microplastics; it is a mixed-methods study examining how environmental education programs in Aceh, Indonesia influence sustainability practices and conservation awareness.
Plastic Marine Waste and its Potential for Indonesian Indigenous Communities
This article explores the potential for Indonesian indigenous communities to play a role in addressing marine plastic waste, combining traditional ecological knowledge with waste management strategies. It highlights cultural and governance dimensions of plastic pollution responses in coastal Indonesia.
Microplastics in the Environment: Raising Awareness in Primary Education
This study developed and evaluated a microplastics education program for primary school children, finding that age-appropriate lessons about plastic pollution could meaningfully increase students' environmental awareness. The authors argue that early education is a key component of long-term plastic pollution reduction strategies.