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ClearAddressing Environmental Concerns: Strategies of Islamic Boarding School Teachers in Promoting Environmental Ethics
This qualitative study examined how teachers at an Indonesian Islamic boarding school integrate environmental ethics into their curriculum, using observation, interviews, and document analysis. The findings offer a model for how religious educational institutions can effectively embed environmental stewardship into student values and daily practice.
Model Pembelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam Berbasis Proyek Kesadaran Lingkungan Di Sekolah
Researchers developed a project-based Islamic Religious Education learning model aimed at building environmental awareness among students, addressing the observed lack of environmental consciousness in school settings. The model integrates practical activities such as waste sorting and resource utilization into Islamic education curricula as a strategy to reduce littering and plastic waste behavior among students.
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.
Science-Learning Strengthening Model in Islamic Educational Institution: Case Study at MAN 1 Yogyakarta
This case study examines science education practices at an Islamic high school in Indonesia, exploring how the institution strengthens science learning outcomes. While unrelated to microplastics, science literacy is important for public understanding of environmental pollution including plastic contamination.
Analysis of Students' Sustainability Awareness of the Environment
This paper is not relevant to microplastics research — it assesses the environmental sustainability awareness of high school students in West Java, Indonesia, using a descriptive quantitative educational research approach.
Eco-Sattva: a Buddhist response to the plastic waste crisis in Thailand
Researchers examined how eco-sattva Buddhist principles have been applied to plastic waste management at Wat Chak Daeng temple in Thailand, using interviews with 15 priests, community leaders, and volunteers. The temple's integration of Buddhist teachings with waste collection and recycling programs demonstrated how spiritual and cultural values can successfully motivate community-level plastic pollution reduction.
Analyzing Urban Communities Level of Environmental Awareness for a Future Sustainable Use of Plastic Packaging
This study surveyed urban community members in Indonesia about environmental awareness related to plastic packaging use, finding moderate awareness levels and identifying education and media exposure as key factors influencing knowledge and willingness to adopt more sustainable packaging consumption behaviors.
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.
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.
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.
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices toward Plastic Pollution among Malaysians: Implications for Minimizing Plastic Use and Pollution
Researchers surveyed Malaysians about their knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding plastic pollution. The study found that while most people were aware of plastic pollution problems, there was a significant gap between awareness and actual behavior change. The findings suggest that education campaigns alone are insufficient and need to be paired with practical infrastructure and policy changes to reduce plastic use.
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.
Pencegahan Pencemaran Lingkungan dari Limbah Plastik dengan Pelatihan Pembuatan Ecobrick
Researchers describe an ecobrick training program conducted at SMP Negeri 1 Sangasanga, an Adiwiyata school in Indonesia, aimed at reducing plastic waste pollution by teaching students to compact non-recyclable plastics into reusable building modules. The intervention sought to raise environmental awareness and integrate sustainable plastic waste management into school activities.
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.
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.
Exploration of the Impact of Religious Activities on Waste Management Behavior: An Analysis of the Understanding of Environmental Ethics
Researchers used a qualitative sociological approach to explore how religious observance activities influence waste management behavior in Indonesia, analyzing the relationship between environmental ethics grounded in religious practice and concrete waste-handling decisions among community members.
People’s Perception of Pollution of Communities and Ecosystems: A Qualitative Study in Kuala Kedah, Malaysia
A qualitative study in Kuala Kedah, Malaysia explored how local community members perceive environmental pollution and its effects on their health and surrounding ecosystem. Participants demonstrated awareness of plastic waste as a major pollution source but reported limited institutional support for addressing it.
Factors Related to Reducing The Use of Plastic Bags in Kabupaten Bekasi
This Indonesian survey study examined the factors that influence whether people in Bekasi Regency reduce their use of plastic bags, finding that knowledge, attitudes, and access to alternatives were key predictors. Reducing single-use plastic bag consumption is important for limiting the amount of plastic that fragments into microplastics in the environment. The paper provides insights for designing behavior-change interventions aimed at plastic pollution reduction.
Pembentukan Karakter Peduli Lingkungan melalui Pendidikan Agama Islam di Sekolah Dasar
This qualitative case study investigates how environmental care character is formed through Islamic Religious Education at SD Muhammadiyah 4 Batu primary school in Indonesia, using interviews, observation, and triangulation to document how PAI subject integration shapes student environmental awareness and responsible attitudes toward natural resources.
Ocean plastic crisis—Mental models of plastic pollution from remote Indonesian coastal communities
Remote coastal communities in Indonesia are overwhelmed by plastic pollution despite low plastic literacy, largely because rising living standards have increased single-use plastic consumption while geography and poor waste infrastructure leave communities with few disposal options. The study highlights the need for supply-side interventions and better waste management systems, not just consumer education.
Empowering Local Communities to Help Solve Plastic Waste Through Education and Recycling Solution
This community service program used education and practical recycling activities to raise awareness of plastic pollution among communities near a school in Solo, Indonesia. Community-based education and recycling programs are key tools for reducing the plastic waste that becomes microplastics in local waterways and soils.
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.
Edukasi Bahaya Sampah Plastik pada Perairan dan Biota Laut di Sekolah Alam, Pantai Bajulmati, Kabupaten Malang, Jawa Timur
This paper describes an environmental education project at a nature school in East Java, Indonesia, focused on teaching children about the dangers of plastic waste in marine environments. Public education is considered an important strategy for building long-term behavior change around plastic use and disposal.
A Study of The Attitudes and Motivations of Learning of Junior High School Students on The Technological Process in Islamic Studies
Not relevant to microplastics — this study investigates how student attitudes and motivation influence engagement with technology-assisted Islamic studies education in Indonesian junior high schools.