ANALISIS RESPON MAHASISWA TERHADAP PEMILAHAN SAMPAH RUMAH TANGGA MELALUI PENGELOLAAN SAMPAH BERBASIS ZERO WASTE

Abstract

Waste has great potential in local environmental conditions, especially for health, including household waste. The more the population and the industrial growth rate have increased, the more waste will be produced. Zero waste based management is capable of selecting, composting, and collecting saleable items. This study aims to Analysis of college student responses to household waste sorting through waste management based on zero waste. This research design uses descriptive method with research samples aimed at Jember University students. As for the sampling technique of 73 respondents, where data collection was carried out by structured interviews through questionnaires. The results showed that the college students' response at the University of Jember was good and played an active role in sorting household waste through zero waste based management. However, some students still have not implemented it in their habit of disposing of garbage every day. It can be seen that 54.8% of respondents only collect garbage and 34.2% of respondents burn garbage.