Factors Related To Traders' Behavior In Disposing Waste At Bina Usaha Meulaboh MarketFactors Related To Traders' Behavior In Disposing Waste At Bina Usaha Meulaboh Market

Abstract

Behavior is the response or reaction of an individual to a stimulus that comes from outside or from within him. Based on preliminary studies on traders that traders' knowledge is still lacking, where traders do not know about the proper waste disposal, then the actions of traders who are still stacked in garbage places are not immediately disposed of in the space provided. The purpose of the study was to determine the factors related to the behavior of traders in waste disposal at the Meulaboh Business Development Market. This research method uses analytical survey design with cross sectional survey approach. The population in this study were all traders in the Meulaboh Bina Usaha Market as many as 157 people and 113 samples, the sampling technique was using simple random sampling technique and analyzed by univariate and bivariate using the chi-square test. The results of the study are a significant relationship between knowledge factors (Value = 0.009 <α = 0.05), action (Pvalue = 0.003<α = 0.05), availability of facilities / infrastructure (Pvalue = 0.002 <α = 0.05), in the behavior of traders in garbage disposal. It was concluded that there was a significant relationship between factors of knowledge, actions, availability of facilities / infrastructure in the behavior of traders in garbage disposal. It is advisable for traders to pay more attention to the cleanliness and comfort of buyers by knowing information about waste, acting to always dispose of garbage in its place and using the facilities and infrastructure already in the Meulaboh Business Development Market.