SOCIAL CAPITAL-BASED EMPOWERMENT MODEL FOR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HOUSEHOLD WASTE MANAGEMENT IN BANTUL, YOGYAKARTA

Abstract Background and Aim: Indonesia is currently facing two problems: difficulty managing waste collection and rapid waste accumulation. Data in 2019 showed that Indonesia produced 67 million tons of waste of which 15% was plastic waste. Yogyakarta, as one of the major cities in Indonesia, also faces challenges in waste management. Every day, the amount of waste in Yogyakarta continues to increase. This increase in waste volume has led to a waste management crisis. One of the waste management sites in Yogyakarta, TPST Piyungan, has become a big issue in Yogyakarta because it is experiencing overcapacity, receiving an average of 700 tons of waste per day. So this study aims to determine the effect of social capital in Health empowerment on community participation in household waste management in Semail, Bantul, Yogyakarta. Materials and Methods: The type of research used is mixed research with a sequential exploration approach. This method begins with the use of qualitative methods, followed by quantitative methods, and ends with interpretation. A qualitative method with a phenomenological approach data collection techniques were carried out using observation, interviews with selected informants by snowball sampling and focus group discussions (FGD). Data analysis for quantitative data, namely univariate, bivariate, and multivariate. Results: Social capital has a positive and significant effect on attitudes and household and environmental waste management, but it does not affect community knowledge of waste management. Attitudes are positively and significantly influenced by knowledge; participation in household waste management is positively and significantly influenced by social capital; and attitudes and participation in waste management in the environment are positively and significantly influenced by participation in household waste management, attitudes, and social capital. Conclusion: A good waste management model in the community is designed by increasing participation in waste management in the family and the environment through strengthening attitudes by taking into account the social capital of the community. Strengthening attitudes also requires increasing public knowledge in waste management, either through counseling or health promotion.