Analysis Of Community Behavior Towards Household Waste Management In Cot Ba'u Village, Sukajaya District, Sabang City

Abstract

Waste management in Cot Ba'U Village is still not in accordance with health. This is because people burn waste and rarely bury unused waste. People also do not sort organic and inorganic waste, put waste in one container and do not use separate or closed containers. There is still a lack of knowledge about household waste management due to a lack of information, counseling and community empowerment. According to observations in the environment, there are still piles of garbage piled up around so that it can damage the aesthetics of the village. Lack of supervision makes people easily throw garbage carelessly, so that it can have a bad impact on the environment and cause disease. The purpose of this research is to analyze community behavior towards household waste management in Cot Ba'u Village, Sukajaya District, Sabang City. This type of research is descriptive analytical with a cross-sectional approach. The population in this study were all heads of families with a sample of 96 respondents spread across 5 jurong with a Cluster Random Sampling sampling design. The study was conducted on July 15-21, 2024. Data were analyzed using the chi-square test at α = 0.05. The results of the study showed a significant relationship between family knowledge with a value of 0.011 (p ≤ 0.05). There was a significant relationship between family attitudes with a value of 0.004 (p ≤ 0.05). There was a significant relationship between family actions and household waste management with a value of 0.003 (p ≤ 0.05). It is hoped that the community will further increase their knowledge, attitudes, and actions regarding waste management, so that they can improve good household waste management.