Pemalang – Garbage is the remains of daily human activities or natural processes in solid form. Humans produce waste every time they carry out daily activities. Therefore, the waste problem requires special attention, such as providing a place for disposal and its own processing to protect the environment. Sensor-based waste bins are an innovation that emerged as a response to increasingly complex waste conservation. In the school environment, the application of this technology can provide various significant benefits. The aim of this program is to explain the benefits of using sensor-based trash container in schools in an effort to support a cleaner and more sustainable environment.
Based on a survey in Kendaldoyong Village area, it was found that this waste problem has an impact on the environment. Especially the careless disposal of rubbish in rivers and waterways which ultimately cause a negative impact for the environment in the future. From this problem, UNDIP Team II KKN students created the program “Providing An Automatic Trash Bin for Class 6 Classrooms at SD N 1 Kendaldoyong to Increase Awareness of Disposing of Trash in the Place”. This program was implemented at SD Negeri 1 Kendaldoyong with the target group being grade 6 elementary school students. This program was implemented with direct tool demonstrations and education on throwing rubbish in its place with posters.
The Automatic Trash Bin has been given to SD N 1 Kendaldoyong which is expected to be useful in increasing awareness of throwing away rubbish from an early age and awareness of continuing to protect the surrounding environment. The implementation of sensor-based trash bin at SD N 1 Kendaldoyong is also expected to provide a number of important benefits, from efficient waste management to environmental education. The technology has the potential to create a cleaner, neater and more sustainable school environment. With continued technological developments, the use of sensor-based trash containers in schools can become an integral part of global efforts to maintain environmental cleanliness and sustainability.
Writer: Dian Qomarin Syarafina, Automation Engineering Technology Student, Vocational School, UNDIP