| dc.description.abstract | Globally Solid waste management is a tragedy in developing countries.
Currently, the World Bank reported that the Urban cities generated 1.3 billion tons
of solid waste per year, amounting to a footprint of 1.2 kilograms per person per
day. Population growth, and urbanization result in a higher amount of solid waste
produced with rapid economic prosperity, Solid waste generation is expected to
rise to 2.2 billion tons by 2025. As the volume and difficulty of solid waste
increase, the environmental risk caused by waste materials, including human
health risks and environmental degradation, also increases. The solid waste
management sector is facing numerous challenges in Indonesia. The increasing
population, urbanization, and human activities have resulted in increased wastes
production.
The objective of this study was to assess the level of awareness and
respective practices' in solid waste management among IPB University students,
to analyze the relationship between awareness and practices, green campus and
practices, awareness and practices in terms of segregation, reduce, reuse,
recycling, and disposal in solid waste management and also to find the waste
generated at IPB university dormitories.
The study employed a descriptive research design with (n=108) randomly
selected students. Data were analyzed and interpreted by using descriptive and
inferential statistics. The study revealed that the students are highly aware of solid
waste management, and also the students have good practices in terms of proper
reducing and reusing, but moderately proper segregation, recycling, and disposal
practices. The study found a correlation between awareness and practices, which
was statistically significant (r value=0.372, n=108, P value=0.000). Also, there
was a weak positive correlation between the Green campus program and practices,
which was statistically significant (r value=0.283, n=108, P value=0.003) and the
level of awareness of the students are influenced by their practices in waste
segregation, reduction, reuse, and recycling but not influenced by their practices
in terms of disposal. The study also revealed that the most waste generated in
University dormitories was plastic bags, leftovers food, tissue papers, and cans
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