Community behavior study in domestic waste management around the Ciapus River, Babakan Village, Bogor Regency, West Java

Abstract

Community behaviour is one of the dominant factors affecting the sustainability of the watershed. This study aims to identify community behaviour in the management of domestic waste around the Ciapus river in the Cisadane watershed. This research was conducted in the community in Babakan Village. The research method used is a case study. Collecting data with questionnaires, in-depth interviews and FGDs. Determination of respondents with purposive sampling method for 60 people who live around the river. The collected data were analysed and presented descriptively. The results showed that community behavior in managing waste showed that the community had not carried out good waste management as 100% did not separate wet and dry waste and 100% did not separate organic and inorganic waste, 100% did not have separate trash bins, 100% did not use waste plastic, 80% dispose of domestic waste into the river and 20% still dispose of waste in vacant land, 50% still often do garbage burning, 100% are not pleased reprimand people who dispose of garbage into the river, 80% do not know the government regulations that regulate certain distance limits from rivers that are not permitted to be used, 80% do not know that settlements around the river require special permits and 100% do not know whether there is a ban or not from the village government for settlement or economic activities around this river. This behavior has implications for the disruption of the river's sustainability function.