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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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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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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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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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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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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.

2023 International Journal of Asian Social Science 1 citations
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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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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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Pelatihan Daur Ulang Sampah Botol Plastik Sebagai Media Pembelajaran Pengelolaan Sampah Dan Kreativitas

Researchers conducted plastic bottle recycling training for elementary school students in Indonesia to increase knowledge of plastic waste management and develop creativity during the COVID-19 pandemic. The program successfully improved participants' understanding of recycling practices and was supported by parental involvement and strong participant motivation.

2022 Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat - PIMAS 10 citations
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Optimalisasi Peran Masyarakat dalam Mencegah Kasus Pencemaran Lingkungan Hidup di DAS Meninting Desa Midang

This Indonesian community engagement report describes efforts to educate residents of Midang Village about proper household waste management to reduce microplastic contamination in the Meninting River Basin. The program used lectures and discussions to build community knowledge about environmental regulations and sustainable waste practices.

2023 ABDISOSHUM Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat Bidang Sosial dan Humaniora
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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.

2024 ABDIKU Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat Universitas Mulawarman
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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.

2023 DEDIKASI Community Service Reports
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Pelatihan Pengumpulan Sampah Laut Kepada Pengunjung Pantai Pangandaran

This Indonesian study trained beach visitors at Pangandaran to collect and sort marine debris as part of continuous coastal waste monitoring. Citizen participation in marine litter monitoring is an important tool for tracking and reducing microplastic pollution in popular coastal areas.

2021 Farmers Journal of Community Services 7 citations
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Meningkatkan Kesadaran Bahaya Sampah Laut Melalui Pendampingan pada Masyarakat Lokasi Wisata Pantai Kuranji

Indonesian researchers conducted community education sessions about marine debris hazards with middle school students near Kuranji Beach. Post-session surveys showed improved student awareness about plastic pollution and beach cleanliness, demonstrating the value of targeted outreach in coastal conservation efforts.

2020 Jurnal Pengabdian Magister Pendidikan IPA 12 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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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.

2020 eTropic electronic journal of studies in the tropics 20 citations
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Sosialisasi Bahaya Sampah Plastik Terhadap Ekosistem Laut Bagi Remaja Desa Ujong Pulau Rayeuk, Aceh Selatan

Community outreach activities were conducted to educate youth in a coastal village in Aceh, Indonesia about the dangers of plastic waste to marine ecosystems. The program aimed to increase awareness about how plastic pollution harms ocean wildlife and ecosystems. Educating young coastal residents about plastic pollution is an important early intervention for long-term behavior change.

2022 J-ABDI Jurnal Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat 7 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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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.

2020 PLoS ONE 134 citations
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Upaya Peningkatan Kualitas Ekosistem Pesisir dan Laut melalui Kegiatan Coastal Cleanup di Desa Way Lubuk

This Indonesian study documented a coastal cleanup initiative in Way Lubuk village and assessed the composition of marine debris collected. Plastic waste dominated the collected debris, threatening local marine and coastal ecosystems. The project combined community engagement with scientific monitoring to address marine litter at the local level.

2023 Jurnal Pengabdian Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Lampung
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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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Pembelajaran Penanganan Sampah Laut Di Di Pulau Seribu Dan Sekitarnya

This Indonesian educational paper discusses lessons learned from marine litter management around the Thousand Islands near Jakarta. The research examines community-based approaches to reducing plastic waste in a heavily visited island group where poor waste management has led to widespread marine debris.

2023 Jurnal Berdaya
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Penyediaan Tempat Sampah Berdasarkan Kategori sebagai Upaya Mengurangi Sampah di Pantai Wisata Tanah Merah Samboja

This community service project provided categorized waste bins and conducted waste sorting education for vendors and visitors at Tanah Merah Beach, Indonesia, where inadequate waste infrastructure was causing plastic litter problems. The initiative demonstrates how targeted community intervention can improve waste management at coastal tourism sites.

2023 Jurnal Pengabdian Pada Masyarakat