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Upaya Peningkatan Kesadaran Masyarakat untuk Konservasi Sungai

This paper is not primarily about microplastics; it is an Indonesian community outreach report about river conservation awareness and household waste management near the Brantas River, with only brief mention of plastic recycling.

2023 Jurnal Pengabdian Perikanan dan Kelautan Piskarias Ministerium
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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.

2021 Farmers Journal of Community Services 8 citations
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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.

2025 Jurnal Pengabdian Perikanan dan Kelautan Piskarias Ministerium
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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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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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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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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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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.

2025 ABDIMAS Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat
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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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Community Behavior Towards Environmental Cleanliness in Kampung Agas Area Tanjung Uma Village Batam City

Not relevant to microplastics — this descriptive quantitative study assesses community awareness and behavior around waste and environmental cleanliness in a coastal village in Batam City, Indonesia, finding very low environmental awareness among residents.

2023 Jurnal Pendidikan Sosiologi dan Humaniora 1 citations
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Studi Timbulan Sampah dan Persepsi Masyarakat dalam Pengelolaan Sampah di Desa Wringinanom, Kecamatan Wringinanom, Gresik

This Indonesian study measured waste generation rates and surveyed community attitudes toward waste management in a rural village. The findings identify challenges in local waste handling practices, including plastic waste, that contribute to environmental contamination if not addressed through improved infrastructure.

2023 Environmental Pollution Journal
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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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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.

2022 International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning 6 citations
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Peran Masyarakat Akar Rumput dalam Menangani Permasalahan Sampah Galon Sekali Pakai

This Indonesian-language study examines the role of grassroots community organizations in managing the growing plastic waste problem posed by single-use disposable water gallons, analyzing community networks and the challenges they face in influencing producer behavior and policy.

2023 1 citations
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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.

2024 Journal of Character and Environment
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Identification of Microplastics in the Upper Cimanuk Watershed and Waste Management Analysis in Garut Regency, Indonesia

Researchers assessed microplastic contamination in the Upper Cimanuk Watershed in Garut Regency, Indonesia, examining water samples and local waste management practices. Microplastics were found throughout the watershed, with the highest concentrations linked to areas with greater human activity and inadequate waste management. The study suggests that improving waste collection and disposal in the region could help reduce microplastic inputs to this important river system.

2026 Industrial and Domestic Waste Management
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Persepsi Masyarakat Terkait Isu Sampah Pada Ekosistem Dan Perairan Di Kecamatan Muara Gembong

This Indonesian study surveyed community perceptions about waste pollution in coastal and aquatic ecosystems in Makassar, finding mixed levels of awareness and concern. Public understanding of how plastic waste becomes microplastic pollution is an important factor in behavior change and local environmental action.

2021 Jurnal Berdaya 6 citations
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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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Investigating the knowledge, attitude and perception on microplastic pollution: a comparison between residents in Temerloh living in urban and rural areas

Researchers surveyed urban and rural residents of Temerloh, Malaysia, on their knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of microplastic pollution, finding gaps in awareness that contribute to poor waste management behaviours and ongoing environmental contamination.

2023 UiTM Institutional Repositories (Universiti Teknologi MARA)
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PENGARUH PENYULUHAN KESEHATAN TERHADAP PENGETAHUAN PENCEMARAN SAMPAH MAKROPLASTIK DAN MIKROPLASTIK PADA MAHASISWA PRODI DIII PEREKAM DAN INFORMASI KESEHATAN STIKes IMELDA

This Indonesian-language study assessed the impact of health counseling on community knowledge about plastic and macroplastic waste contamination. It examined whether targeted education could improve understanding of plastic pollution and its health consequences.

2020 2 citations
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Pencemaran Mikroplastik di Sungai: Suatu Tinjauan Sosiologis Terhadap Perilaku Menyimpang Pengelolaan Sampah Di Masyarakat

This Indonesian-language study examined microplastic contamination in rivers through a sociological lens, analyzing how deviant waste disposal behavior by the public contributes to increasing microplastic pollution in aquatic ecosystems. The research connected individual behavioral patterns and social norms around waste management to microplastic accumulation in Indonesian river systems.

2024 Dynamics of Rural Society Journal
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PENGARUH PENYULUHAN KESEHATAN TERHADAP PENGETAHUAN PENCEMARAN SAMPAH MAKROPLASTIK DAN MIKROPLASTIK PADA MAHASISWA PRODI DIII PEREKAM DAN INFORMASI KESEHATAN STIKes IMELDA

This Indonesian-language study assessed the effectiveness of health education interventions in increasing community knowledge about macroplastic and microplastic waste pollution. It is an environmental health education study examining whether outreach programs can shift public awareness.

2020 Jurnal Ilmiah Perekam dan Informasi Kesehatan Imelda (JIPIKI) 3 citations
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Identifying the distribution and source of riverine plastic waste contamination: case study of Brantas River in Malang city

Researchers investigated microplastic concentrations and macroinvertebrate communities at three stations along the Brantas River in Malang City, Indonesia, integrating microplastic counts, SIGNAL-2 bioassessment scores, and household waste management surveys. The highest microplastic burden and lowest macroinvertebrate diversity occurred at the station where 80% of residents disposed of plastic waste directly into the river.

2024 Eastern-European Journal of Enterprise Technologies 1 citations
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Efektivitas Pengendalian Sampah Plastik Untuk Mendukung Kelestarian Lingkungan Hidup Di Kota Semarang

Researchers examined the effectiveness of plastic waste control measures in Semarang City, Indonesia, evaluating municipal regulations and management strategies aimed at reducing plastic waste and supporting environmental sustainability in the urban context.

2021 Jurnal Pembangunan Hukum Indonesia 35 citations