Pengembangan Wisata Edukasi Sampah Berbasis Komunitas di Kelurahan Sorosutan, Yogyakarta

Abstract

Based on the prediction of the data from the World Bank, the waste problem will become a very big problem, if it is not handled properly. In Indonesia, the waste problem is a big challenge that absolutely must be overcome by cities that are growing day by day. One strategy for handling the waste is to make it a friend in the daily life. In general, waste can be divided into wastewater and solid waste. By managing the waste in an integrated system, the paradigm of waste as a human friend can be realized. The problem of waste cannot be separated from human life in big cities, including in Yogyakarta. Sub-district Sorosutan is one of the areas in District Umbulharjo, Yogyakarta in which several community initiators have innovative ideas to make waste as a friend in their lives. The purpose of the community service activities carried out is to provide an assistance in planning the development of educational tourism according to the request from the Sub-district Sorosutan. The strategy for developing waste education tourism is elaborated by the community in a participatory manner with a technical approach to waste management, architectural design, and an integrated community empowerment process. The community is invited to be involved from the beginning of the process, starting from identifying problems and potentials, identifying alternative options until the decision or the choice of action. The activities of the assistance have reached the stage of identifying alternative options with external intervention in the form of knowledge which is expected to increase the public insight and confidence to make decisions independently. The accompaniment process, which is realized to take a long time, is still ongoing. The decision / choice of action stage is still in progress.