Pemberdayaan Kelompok PKK dalam Pemanfaatan Limbah Kulit Nanas menjadi Sampo di Belik, Pemalang, Jawa Tengah

Abstract

Pineapple rind is side product from processing pineapple in Belik, Pemalang, Central Java. The group of Family Welfare Empowerment (known in Indonesia as PKK, Pemberdayaan Kesejahteraan Keluarga) facilitated to processed the pineapple rind as the side product into shampoo to decrease the waste. The rind of pineapple contains of bromelin enzymes that can be used as anti-dandruff shampoo. The purpose of this study was to increase capacity of PKK group to process pineapple rind into shampoo, so group can sell the shampoo and get extra income from the activity. The social engineering approach is used in this study, a combination of a social or community development approach with a simple method of processing pineapple rind. The result of this program, PKK group established KUB Sinar Merpati able to process shampoo from pineapple rind. The shampoo from pineapple rind has been rind certified by the Head of Belik District. It can be concluded that from the community service program increasing knowledge and capacity in processing pineapple rind have contributed benefits in terms of socio-economics and environment.